Bishops: Congress must consider budget’s moral, human dimensions
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of six U.S. bishops’ policy committees March 3 told members of the House and Senate that every decision they will make on the federal budget “should be assessed by whether it protects or threatens human life and dignity.” “A central moral measure of any …
Bishops: Congress must consider budget’s moral, human dimensions
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of six U.S. bishops’ policy committees March 3 told members of the House and Senate that every decision they will make on the federal budget “should be assessed by whether it protects or threatens human life and dignity.” “A central moral measure of any …
Egyptian priest praises Muslim support of threatened Christians
IMAGE: CNS photo/EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — A spokesman for Egypt’s Catholic Church praised local Muslims for helping embattled Christians after a series of Islamic State attacks in Sinai. Father Rafic Greiche, spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, said Christians must differentiate between ordinary Muslims and extremists. …
Egyptian priest praises Muslim support of threatened Christians
IMAGE: CNS photo/EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — A spokesman for Egypt’s Catholic Church praised local Muslims for helping embattled Christians after a series of Islamic State attacks in Sinai. Father Rafic Greiche, spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, said Christians must differentiate between ordinary Muslims and extremists. …
Houston airport chaplains bring ashes, sacraments to travelers
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Cat By James Ramos HOUSTON (CNS) — When Nick Guarisco landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Ash Wednesday morning, he planned to catch a late afternoon Mass in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to get his ashes, but Father Charles Samperi had a different …
Houston airport chaplains bring ashes, sacraments to travelers
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Cat By James Ramos HOUSTON (CNS) — When Nick Guarisco landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Ash Wednesday morning, he planned to catch a late afternoon Mass in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to get his ashes, but Father Charles Samperi had a different …
Pope’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter: — March 5-10: Lenten retreat with officials from the Roman Curia in Ariccia, outside Rome. — March 17: Penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica. — March 25: Pastoral visit to Milan where he …
Pope’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter: — March 5-10: Lenten retreat with officials from the Roman Curia in Ariccia, outside Rome. — March 17: Penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica. — March 25: Pastoral visit to Milan where he …
St. Anthony Quad Beer Launch
By Gail Finke Friars were out in force for the crowded launch of Urban Artifact’s St. Anthony Quad Beer on Fat Tuesday. The brewery and pub in what was once the undercroft of St. Patrick Church in Northside hummed with the sounds of band Jazz Renaissance and talk from the …
Cincinnati’s Gift to the Country: National Tartar Sauce Day
By Gail Finke Today is the first-ever National Tartar Sauce Day, a celebration cooked up (see what I did there?) by none other than the new owners of Frisch’s Restaurants, home of a fanatically beloved tartar sauce made from a secret recipe. “People have tried to match it, but they …
