Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. …
Mrs. Zebedee and the servant’s role
By Jeanne Hunt One of my favorite passages in Scripture is the time Mrs. Zebedee tries to get Jesus to give her sons first-row seats at the heavenly banquet (see Matthew 20:20–28). I can really identify with her motivation. The mother’s handbook requires us to look out for our boys. …
Meet Duy Nguyen to be ordained in the Diocese of Tulsa
Deacon Duy Nguyen Family: Father- welder, mother-assembler, I have six siblings Parish: St. Joseph Vietnamese Parish, Tulsa, OK. Schooling: seminary with degrees achieved, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary What led you to pursue the priesthood? The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the reality of the Holy Sacrifice of …
Fatima brings hope for peace in suffering Venezuela, pilgrim says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Our Lady of Fatima’s message of peace to a country suffering from war and persecution resonates today just as it did a century ago, a Venezuelan pilgrim said. Jose Antonio dos Santos told Catholic News Service May 13 that …
Pope: Honor the believing, tender Mary, not a ‘plaster statue’
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Mary’s example of believing and following Jesus is what matters most; she cannot be some image “of our own making” who Christians barter with for mercy, Pope Francis said. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Marian …
Latin American bishops appeal for aid for food-short Venezuela
IMAGE: CNS photo/Miguel Guitierrez, EPA By Ezra Fieser SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Bishops from across Latin America condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuela and called for the church to find ways to provide charity to the South American country amid food shortages that have left thousands hungry. “We …
Pilgrimage to Fatima a time of prayer, encounter, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves LEIRIA, Portugal (CNS) — Pope Francis said his two-day pilgrimage to Fatima would be a time of prayer and encounter with Jesus and Mary. The visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima “is a bit special,” he told reporters aboard …
Anti-death penalty activist says she wrestled with issue and ‘God won’
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Marietta Jaeger-Lane has faced the death penalty issue head-on. In 1973, when her 7-year-old daughter was kidnapped during a family camping trip in Montana and murdered by her captor, the mother of five said she would have killed the person who did it with …
Guatemalans share needs, hopes Ohians travel to Guatemala to better understand of Guatemalans here
By Patricia McGeever Julie Bishop got her first passport last year, with no immediate plans to travel. She was a bit surprised when just three weeks later she was invited to make her first trip out of the United States. She calls it her “God moment.” The invitation came from …
Meet Scott Kopp who will be ordained in the Diocese of Youngstown
Deacon Scott M. Kopp Family: Father: David Kopp, retired steel worker Mother: Mary Lou Comignaghi, works at county Credit Union Step-Father: Michael Comignaghi, Insurance Company Brother: David Kopp, financial officer, Superior Clay Corp. Sister-in-Law: Molly Kopp, owns design firm Step-brothers and wives: Heath and Brandy Comignaghi Jason and Virginia Comignaghi …
