Vatican diplomat recalled from U.S. during child-porn investigation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A member of the Vatican diplomatic corps serving in Washington has been recalled to the Vatican where he is involved in a criminal investigation involving child pornography, the Vatican said. The Vatican press office said Sept. 15 that it …
A Picture Says a thousand words: Thursday Night Football
LaSalle High School was featured on the pre-game show for Thursday Night Football on NBC. For Friday Night Lights in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati click here.
Dealing with “pop-up” doubts
Have you ever found yourself doubting your faith? I am not talking about serious doubt. I am referring to “pop-up” doubts. You are driving to work and, without prompting, your mind wanders to the funeral you attended last week. You ask yourself: “What if there is nothing after death?” This …
Holy Land trip helps U.S. military veterans overcome PTSD
IMAGE: CNS photo/Debbie Hill By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, U.S. Army veteran Rocio Villanueva fell onto the stone of the unction where tradition holds that Jesus was laid out after his crucifixion and touched her head to the smoothed surface. Injured during …
Helping, not fame from chainsaw video, brings true joy, says Carmelite
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Sister Margaret Ann By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — She inspired many when she rolled up the sleeves of her habit to clean up after Hurricane Irma with a chainsaw. After the local police department posted a video Sept. 12 on Twitter of Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann …
Caravan of Louisiana parishioners takes supplies, hope to Harvey victims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Christine Bordelon, The Clarion Herald By Christine Bordelon BEAUMONT, Texas (CNS) — Hope. That’s what 50-plus volunteers from a Louisiana Catholic parish offered to those devastated by Hurricane Harvey as part of a pre-dawn caravan of six 18-wheelers with donated supplies to Texas Sept. 9. “We are so …
Pope asks new bishops from Florida, Texas about hurricanes’ aftermath
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis personally greeted new bishops from Florida and Texas Sept. 14, he “looked concerned” and asked how the dioceses and their people were after major hurricanes and rainstorms struck, one of the bishops said. Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, …
Carmelite sister cleans up after Irma with a chainsaw, becomes sensation
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Sister Margaret Ann By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann Laechelin saw a motorist struggling to navigate a road obstructed by a fallen tree and worried for the safety of others. “The road was blocked and we couldn’t …
Parish pantry volunteers say getting ahead of Irma helped people cope
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Davis By Jim Davis KISSIMMEE, Fla. (CNS) — The best way to cope with something like Hurricane Irma: Get ahead of it. That simple wisdom kept the turnout light at St. Rose of Lima Church Sept. 12, a day after the storm roared through Kissimmee, a town …
Freed Indian Salesian meets Pope Francis
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One day after his release from captivity, Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil met with Pope Francis. According to the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, the pope welcomed Father Uzhunnalil at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Sept. 13. Arriving before …