Ordination Week: Looking Back 20 years ago
Twenty years ago four men from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati were ordained, Fathers Jeff Fulmer, Mark Meyer, Patrick Sloneker, and Ronald Piepmeyer.
Remains of priest exhumed, verified as part of beatification process
IMAGE: CNS photo/Diane Clay, Sooner Catholic By Diane Clay OKARCHE, Okla. (CNS) — Early on the morning of May 10, the remains of Father Stanley F. Rother were exhumed from Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche and transported to Oklahoma City. As required by the Catholic Church for the beatification process, …
Railroad is beginning of line for 100-year-old South Carolina church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Christina Lee Knauss, The Catholic Miscellany By Christina Lee Knauss WALHALLA, S.C. (CNS) — For a century, a simple but serenely beautiful wooden building tucked away in the picturesque mountain town of Walhalla has been the spiritual home for Catholics. St. Francis of Assisi Mission was built by …
A tender gaze: Fatima trip shows pope’s respect for pilgrims’ faith
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or “simple,” in a negative sense, popular devotion to the mother of …
Commission reportedly thought first seven Medjugorje visions were real
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The commission that now-retired Pope Benedict XVI established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recognize as supernatural the first seven appearances of Mary in 1981. However, according to a report published by …
God dreams big, wants to transform world, defeat evil, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is right by the side of each person on earth, seeing each individual’s pain and wanting to bring hope and joy, Pope Francis said. “He calls us by name and tells us, ‘Rise up, stop weeping, because …
Ordination Week: Looing Back at 2000
On Saturday, May 13, 2000 Tuan Anh Do, James Hoffbauer, Steven Kolde, and James Simons were ordained at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. Here’s the day in pictures
After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a furor erupted over his statement that the Democratic Party should support only those candidates who support legal abortion, Democratic National Committee chairman Thomas Perez will meet with the head of Democrats for Life of America, Kristen Day. …
Vatican official tells Hong Kong youths: Get involved in synod prep
IMAGE: CNS photo/Francis Wong By HONG KONG (CNS) — Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, encouraged young Catholics in Hong Kong to get involved in preparation for the next Synod of Bishops, which will discuss young people. Ucanews.com reported that during a 90-minute dialogue held May 13 …