Grammy winner sings with Sistine Chapel Choir in new Christmas CD
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a new release of music for Advent and Christmas, multiple Grammy award-winning mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli sings with the pope’s Sistine Chapel Choir. It marks the first time one of the oldest choirs in the world has issued a recording …
Catholic organizations, groups actively working on Puerto Rico’s recovery
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Wallice J. de la Vega QUEBRADILLAS, Puerto Rico (CNS) — A month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Catholic organizations, groups and individuals were still among the most prominent responders to the needs of a suffering people. Despite early logistical obstacles, as of Oct. 20, …
Church can’t be blind, deaf to people with special needs, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church must be welcoming and creative in finding ways to not let people’s physical, psychological or intellectual limitations keep them from encountering God, Pope Francis said. “The church cannot be ‘mute’ or ‘tone deaf’ when it comes to …
Tribunal Office director receives national award
Sister of Mercy Victoria Vondenberger, director of the archdiocesan Tribunal Office was the recipient of the 2017 Role of Law Award at the annual convention of the Canon Law Society of America (CLSA), held Oct. 16-19 in Indianapolis. Each year the CLSA presents the award to a member in the …
Being Christian means being missionary, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics must make a real effort to share the Gospel with all people, fighting “the recurring temptation” that leads some to focus only on internal church matters or to be pessimistic about evangelization efforts, Pope Francis wrote. “May …
Starving children are innocent victims of humanity’s greed, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Cathal McNaughton, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thousands of starving children around the world today are innocent victims sacrificed upon the altar of the god of money because of humanity’s greed and attachment to wealth, Pope Francis said. In his homily at Mass in …
In letter to Cardinal Sarah, pope clarifies new translation norms
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is not to “impose” a specific liturgical translation on bishops’ conferences, but rather is called to recognize the bishops’ authority and expertise in determining the best way to faithfully translate Latin texts into their local languages, Pope Francis said in a …
Body & Soul: Planting a Mustard Seed
Franciscan Community Garden feeds the hungry By Erin Schurenburg “The beginning of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis was, as is usual in the exceptional works of God, small, inconspicuous, and secluded, and remindful of the tiny mustard seed in the Gospel,” (from “Short Account …
Stuff Luke Carey Found: October
“A glance at her too long tonight. But everything I am saying’s right in your ears.” The kid on stage seemed no older than 15. Alone on a small stage with his guitar and a mic, each word oozing with cadence, confidence and authority, he said the right things at …
Health care law: uncertain outcome after multiple diagnoses
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Affordable Care Act — on the examination table since President Donald Trump came into office — has been poked, prodded and even pronounced dead while the fight to keep it alive keeps going. President Trump told Cabinet members …