Celebrating National Migration Week –A Message from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Beginning Sunday, the Catholic Church in the United States marks National Migration Week. The observance began more than 25 years ago as a way to reflect upon the many ways immigrants and refugees have contributed to our Church and our nation. This year, we are invited to create a culture …
Magi’s journey reflects our longing for God, pope says on Epiphany
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Magi had the courage to set out on a journey in the hope of finding something new, unlike Herod who was full of himself and unwilling to change his ways, Pope Francis said. The Wise Men who set …
Magi’s journey reflects people’s longing for God, pope says on Epiphany
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Magi had the courage to set out on a journey in the hope of finding something new, unlike Herod who was full of himself and unwilling to change his ways, Pope Francis said. The Wise Men who set …
U.S. bishops say that prayer, local dialogue key to bringing peace
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Catholic Church has a “tremendous responsibility to bring people together in prayer and dialogue, to begin anew the vital work of fostering healing and lasting peace,” said a report by a U.S. bishops’ task force released Jan. 5 in the wake of last …
Maternity leave: Why the pope wants the church to be a loving mother
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mother’s Day came early this year at the Vatican. A number of feast days over the Advent and Christmas seasons gave Pope Francis a fresh opportunity to pay homage to the world’s mothers and insist further on how and …
Bishop says Turkish Catholics fearful, but government supportive
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nabil Mounzer, EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — A church leader in Turkey said Catholics are fearful about attending church after recent terrorist attacks, but insisted local Christians can count on government protection. “Although we can move around freely, people are understandably afraid of coming to …
Marchers carry crosses through Chicago in memory of murder victims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World By Michelle Martin CHICAGO (CNS) — Shara Funches’ eyes scanned the rows of crosses set up on the sidewalk just north of the Chicago River on Michigan Avenue, a main thoroughfare through downtown. Funches was looking for the cross bearing the name of …
Meet New Youth Office Director Brad Bursa: Heart on fire for mission
Brad Bursa may have come to youth ministry by accident – but he also came with zeal. The new director for the archdiocesan Office of Youth Evangelization and Discipleship – formerly the “youth” half of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYYAM), Bursa is a native of Tiffin. …
Hope, not optimism, is needed to rebuild, pope tells quake survivors
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Along the difficult path of rebuilding their lives, survivors of the earthquake that devastated central Italy must also rebuild their hearts with a strong foundation built on hope, Pope Francis said. Families need something long lasting when coping with …
A Picture Says a thousand Words: Plunging into 2017
On January1, 2017 the 10th annual Loramie Leap took place on Lake Loramie. Rev. Ethan Moore organized the jump for 2017 as a way to bring men and women together consecrating the new year to the Mother of God. Asked about the coldness, Rev. Ethan Moore said “Oh the coldness…it …
