Belgian Brothers to allow euthanasia for nonterminal psych patients
IMAGE: CNS photo/Julien Warnand, EPA By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — A group of psychiatric care centers run by a Catholic religious order in Belgium has announced it will permit doctors to undertake the euthanasia of “nonterminal” mentally ill patients on its premises. In a nine-page document, the Brothers …
Fr. Endres Question of Faith – How do we receive His Body and Blood?
By Father David Endres Q: I received the Eucharist under both forms – the host and from the chalice – for the first time recently and I felt Christ in my heart as never before. I thought it was because I was receiving the Precious Blood and not just the …
Egypt is a beacon of hope and refuge, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as it had been for centuries, Egypt can be a sign of hope for those who long for peace, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience May 3, the pope reflected on his recent visit to Egypt …
Abide Conference set for June 14th – June 18th at Mount Saint Joseph University
Abide, a great opportunity for high school students, is coming to Cincinnati on June 14th through June 18th at Mount Saint Joseph University. Abide is unique! A typical teen conference lasts three days (at most). Abide is five days. Teens are not only taught about who Jesus is, they live …
Hungry, scared South Sudanese stay in cathedral compound for protection
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Paul Jeffrey WAU, South Sudan (CNS) — Rita Williams slept under a tree beside St. Mary Catholic Cathedral, her three hungry children beside her. Around them, as many as 16,000 other displaced people filled the cathedral compound, hoping the church would keep them safe as …
‘Pedaling priests’ complete 340-mile bicycle trek for vocation prayers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jennifer Willems, The By Jennifer Willems PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) — After riding bicycles a little more than 340 miles over five days, three young priests of the Diocese of Peoria sailed across the Indiana state line April 28, bringing Priests Pedaling for Prayers to a close. “It does …
Irish Jesuit, Protestant gentleman-turned-Catholic healer, to be beatified
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Irish Jesuit Communications By Susan Gately DUBLIN (CNS) — When Jesuit Father John Sullivan is beatified May 13, two archbishops — one Catholic and one Anglican — will present the solemn petition asking that the priest be declared “a blessed.” That is unusual, but Father Sullivan’s life …
Giving Back: Ursuline Students Spend Spring Break at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota
Cincinnati, OH – April 27, 2017: Thirteen Ursuline Academy students spent their spring break in service to others at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. They were accompanied by Ursuline faculty members Ms. Kara Sheldon and Ms. Vicki Zaya, the group spent a week in April doing outreach …
Meet the new Transitional Deacons
April 29, 2017 – On a stormy morning which brought flooding, trees and power lines down throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, four men along with a full crowd at The Cathedral of Saint Peter in Chains gathered for the Ordination of Deacons. The men ordained were Craig Edward Best from …
45 people saved from tornado’s fury in hallway of Texas church
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Tyler By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the insurance world, extreme weather events such as tornadoes are often referred to as “acts of God.” But in the small Texas town of Emory, about 50 miles northwest of Tyler and 70 miles east of Dallas, …