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 …
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati in India Part II
On July 16, 2017, three Archdiocese of Cincinnati employees embarked on a mission trip to India. Mike Gable Director of the Mission Office, Tony Stieritz Director of Social Action, and Sister Eileen Connelly Managing Editor of The Catholic Telegraph flew to Chennai India. This is part II of their journey. …
World ‘sorely needs’ Scouts’ values of generosity, service, says nuncio
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Roytek, courtesy Boy Scouts of America By GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (CNS) — Scouting develops generosity, service and fraternity, which are all values “our world sorely needs,” the papal nuncio told Catholic Scouts gathered for a July 23 Mass during the annual Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. …
‘We are bridge builders’: Maronite Catholic youth gather in Lebanon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Johnny Antoun By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — They came from around the world, from Australia, South America, Europe and the United States. Some came from Africa, and some from nearby countries in the Middle East. They clapped and ululated, creating a celebratory atmosphere as nearly 500 …
Study says doing away with immigration program would harm economy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Citing the significant economic contributions of immigrants under a federal program known as Temporary Protected Status, a new study says ending the program — as some in the Trump administration have suggested — would negatively impact the U.S. economy. …
Catholic charities want people to hear migrants’ stories
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No matter the position one takes on national migration policy, Pope Francis, Caritas Internationalis and national Catholic charities across the globe want Catholics to meet a migrant or refugee and listen to his or her story. In late September, …
Now Hiring: Vatican ambassador is unique in U.S. diplomatic corps
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the U.S. president’s personal envoy to the Vatican, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See has a unique role in building a bridge between the political center of the United States and the religious-spiritual center of the universal Catholic …
Getting a health care bill through Congress fraught with difficulties
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the vice president has to cast a vote to break a tie in the Senate on whether to debate U.S. health care policy, let alone revise it — as Mike Pence did July 25 — it is obvious that …