Celebrating marriage: Newlyweds look to pope for blessings, strength
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Each week dozens of newlyweds, dressed again in their wedding gowns and tuxedoes, come to the Vatican to receive a special papal blessing as they begin their lives together. “It’s always been a dream of mine, since I was …
Throwback Thursday: A look at St. Martin DePorres Church
In 1935 with the encouragement of Archbishop John T. McNicholas, O.P., Revs. Leo Walsh and Charles Murphy began ministering to the African American community in the Lockland neighborhood, a suburb of Cincinnati. After a plea for financial assistance was placed in The Catholic Telegraph, an anonymous gift of $4000 made …
Vatican summit participants vow efforts to stop organ trafficking
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Vatican summit on organ trafficking called for greater efforts to prevent the exploitation of those vulnerable to corrupt health professionals and criminal networks making the sale of human organs possible. “We, the undersigned participants of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences summit on …
Slammed in 2005 by Katrina, tornado victims hold fast to faith
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Vergie and Roger Davis of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in New Orleans East, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have been through natural disasters of near biblical proportions before. In 1982, an electrical …
Peace in our community February 28th event at Xavier University.
A special event at Xavier University’s Cintas Center Feb. 28 will focus on embracing intercultural and racial diversity in our institutions. Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, former president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will be the keynote speaker and will give the homily at a Mass celebrated …
No nation is free of organ trafficking, say speakers at Vatican summit
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stringer, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No country is immune to the trafficking of organs, which has become a global problem that demands a concerted and cooperative response, said a number of speakers at a Vatican summit. To encourage nations to create, tighten or implement …
Trump’s ban of refugees ignites firestorm, but also gains support
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — As President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the United States in the guise of refugees, the action brought quick response from Catholic and other religious leaders. The largest response came from …
Love, support for immigrants follow group’s verbal attacks on Massgoers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Francisco Lara, Catholic Sentinel By Rocio Rios PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Father Raul Marquez had never seen anything like it. Eight men walked to the front door of St. Peter Church in Southeast Portland Jan. 29 and began bellowing during the Spanish Mass. Dressed like hunters, they accused …
At audience, pope leads prayers for migrants, trafficking victims
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a former slave, Pope Francis urged Christians to help victims of human trafficking and migrants, especially the Rohingya people being chased from Myanmar. For the Catholic Church, St. Bakhita’s feast day, Feb. 8, …
A Question of Faith: Fr. Endres discusses Baptism
My son has two children, ages two and four. He does not seem interested in having them baptized. Can I baptize them myself? As the number of Americans who no longer identify with any religion increases, frequently the children of baptized Catholics go without the sacrament of baptism. Many dioceses …
