After repeal fails, ‘task remains’ to reform health care, says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a “skinny” repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act in the early hours of July 28, the U.S. Catholic Church’s lead spokesman on the issue said the …
ArchCincy goes to the USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel
In early July, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati had a large number of leaders attend the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Catholic Convocation of Leaders. Our own Gail Finke was in Orlando for this historic event. Here’s the convocation in pictures: For more photos, see the photo gallery on our …
Pope leads prayers for victims of ‘perverse plague’ of trafficking
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcel van Dorst – MaRicMedia, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment …
Pope leads prayers for victims of ‘perverse plague’ of trafficking
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcel van Dorst – MaRicMedia, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment …
British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
IMAGE: CNS/family handout, courtesy Featureworld By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced. Connie Yates, the baby’s mother, issued a brief statement saying: …
British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
IMAGE: CNS/family handout, courtesy Featureworld By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced. Connie Yates, the baby’s mother, issued a brief statement saying: …
After repeal fails, ‘task remains’ to reform health care, says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a “skinny” repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act in the early hours of July 28, a U.S. bishop said the “task of reforming the health care …
Upcoming referendum will only worsen crisis, Venezuelan bishops say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Garcias, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, leaders of the country’s bishops’ conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people. The July 30 referendum …
Joy of the Gospel in our Rural Communities
Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” Every summer, Catholic Rural Life of the St. Marys and Sidney Deaneries hold the Rural-Urban Mass with Catholic Century Farm Recognitions. Usually the Mass …
All video of the USCCB “Convocation for Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel,” enumerated
Most talks, Masses, and liturgies from the July 1-4 convocation, except musical performances and breakout sessions, are available to watch at the USCCB’s “Convocation 2017 Video on Demand” page (link below). The page displays a video from each day. To see all the videos for each day, click on the …
