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 …
Catholic nun organizes national pre-inauguration event to foster peace
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sister Rita Petruziello said she could feel the “contention and nastiness” in the air during the presidential election campaign of the last year. Instead of getting better as the process went along, it kept getting worse. “It didn’t matter who won,” she told Catholic …
When a mother loses a child, reach out with tears, not words, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the depths of despair, when no words or gestures will help, then cry with those who suffer, because tears are the seeds of hope, Pope Francis said. When people are hurting, “it is necessary to share in …
Salesian Guild names Communicator of the Year
Michael D. Pitman, politics reporter for the Journal-News, owned by Cox Media Group Ohio, will be honored as the Salesian Guild’s Distinguished Communicator of the Year at the group’s annual dinner meeting in Cincinnati on Saturday, Jan. 28. Guest speaker for the event will be popular blogger Deacon Greg Kandra. …
