Power struggle in Syria is ‘workshop of cruelty,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bassam Khabieh, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Where there is no tenderness, there is cruelty and what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable “workshop of cruelty,” Pope Francis told governing members of Caritas Internationalis. “I believe the greatest illness of today is cardiac sclerosis,” …
Report commissioned by bishops finds diversity abounds in U.S. church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Rhina Guidos BALTIMORE (CNS) — The Catholic Church is one of the most culturally diverse institutions in the United States and Catholic institutions and ministries need to adapt and prepare for growing diversity, said a report presented to the country’s bishops Nov. 15. The report, …
Bishops need shared approach to ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ new cardinal says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Kevin J. Farrell believes the U.S. bishops as a whole should have discussed pastoral guidelines for implementing Pope Francis’ exhortation on the family before individual bishops began issuing guidelines for their own dioceses. Implementing the pope’s exhortation, “Amoris …
Archbishop Gomez brings Latino voice to new leadership role
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) — Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said his election as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 15 may have had more to do with his archdiocese than anything else. “I’m grateful to my brother bishops for …
Holy Door of Mercy Closing at Maria Stein Shrine
MARIA STEIN, Ohio – As the Year of Mercy comes to an end, Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will host a gathering to officially mark the closing of the Holy Door that leads to the Relic Chapel on Nov. 20 beginning at 2 p.m. The event will begin …
U.S. bishops urged to bring wider attention to Christian persecution
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Jeffrey Bruno, EWTN By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) — Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour called on the bishops of the United States to bring wider attention to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East to their parishes and political leaders. Addressing the fall general assembly of …
A picture says a thousand words: Celebrating St. Columban’s 90th year
St. Columban School celebrated 90 years of education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Admonish sin without putting on airs or being hypocrite, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering counsel and admonishing sinners are works of mercy, but they are not a license to pretend to be better than others, Pope Francis said. To counsel others is a chance to see how well you, too, measure …
End the Year of Mercy with a donation to CCHD
My Dear Friends in Christ, On the weekend of Nov. 19-20, the feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis will close the Holy Doors of Mercy at the Vatican, and we will do the same in the archdiocese at our own cathedral. While this symbolic gesture will conclude the Extraordinary …
Texas cardinal, L.A. archbishop elected USCCB president, vice president
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison BALTIMORE (CNS) — Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president of the U.S. bishops’ conference Nov. 15 for a three-year term to begin at the conclusion of the bishops’ annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. Cardinal DiNardo collected a majority of …