Police raise security threat level in Krakow but say no concrete danger
IMAGE: CNS photo/Pawel Supernak, EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Polish police have raised the official security threat level at World Youth Day in Krakow, after an Iraqi man was arrested with traces of explosives. However, a police spokesman said the category of “alpha,” or high, was not …
SVDP feels strong community response after roof collapse
When the roof collapsed on a St. Vincent DePaul (SVDP) warehouse at 2118 Winchell Ave. June 23, tens of thousands of donations were lost and the cost of the structural damage was too high to get an initial estimate. A month later, the organization is waiting for the insurance company to determine whether the building …
Vatican spearheads effort to get AIDS drugs to children — soon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Paul Jeffrey DURBAN, South Africa (CNS) — The face of the AIDS epidemic has changed dramatically in recent years as scientists have created antiretroviral drugs that lower levels of the virus in the bloodstream, allowing those infected with HIV to live relatively normal lives. Yet …
August issue: Maronite Patriarch visits, NET Ministries growing, Courage ministry expanding and more
The August 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph begins arriving in homes July 29 with a mix of news, features and commentary. The cover story features East meeting West. On July 1 His Beatitude Cardinal Mar Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, celebrated the Divine …
Pope asks WYD pilgrims to accompany him with prayers during visit
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With his visit to World Youth Day only a few days away, Pope Francis asked young pilgrims to accompany his visit to Krakow, Poland, with prayers. Leaving for Poland July 27 “to meet up with these young men …
Pope issues rules to help contemplative women be beacons for world
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an effort to help contemplative women religious renew their life and mission in the church and the world, Pope Francis issued a series of new rulings dealing with formation, assets, prayer life, authority and autonomy. The new rulings include …
Seminarians in Honduras for Exchange Program
Archdiocese of Cincinnati seminarians Alex Witt and Jeff Stegbauer will be in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for four weeks as part of the seminary exchange program. While in Honduras they will work on their Spanish language skills, live at the seminary and visit urban and rural parishes and missions. They will also …
Archbishop Gregory to chair USCCB task force on race
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta has been appointed as chair of a new task force of the U.S. bishops to deal with racial issues brought into public consciousness following a series of summertime shootings that left both citizens …
Stethoscope pope: By listening to youth, he hears what makes them tick
IMAGE: By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis goes to Poland to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world, he’s going with a firm idea of the dreams, fears and challenges so many of them face. He knows what lies inside the …
Group saying “All black lives matter” protests NAACP convention
“Planned Parenthood is the leading killer of unarmed African Americans,” Reverend Clenard Childress said. “There’s no doubt about it.” That statement is just part of the message that Childress and a dozen or so with him hoped to impress on attendees of the NAACP Convention in Cincinnati this week. In …
