July edition: Ordination, Cross the Bridge for Life, new columnist & more
The July 2016 print edition of The Catholic Telegraph features photo coverage from priestly ordination at the cathedral and Cross the Bridge for Life. Along with those photo features comes news concerning the Catholic response on the Orlando shootings, an American Legion conference coming to the archdiocese and a Catholic …
Longtime missionary shares life changing experience of service
Theft failed to deter Paul Lammermeier from his 20-year mission — serving inner-city poor youth in Peru. “I went in to Piura, Peru, in 1984 with a group of students,” said Lammermeier, who, at the time, was teaching religion at St. Xavier High School. “We went to a small village …
Father James E. Shappelle dies at 91 [Updated]
Father James E. Shappelle died Tuesday, June 28, at the age of 91. He was born on August 19, 1924, in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s of the West, Norwood. He was ordained on August 24, 1948 by Bishop …
Priests see difference between parish ministry and military chaplaincy
IMAGE: CNS illustration/Liz Agbey By Chaz Muth SAN DIEGO (CNS) — There is something distinctive about the chapel where Father William J. Brunner now celebrates Mass. It floats. To be more precise, it’s in a space aboard the U.S. Navy’s warship USS America docked in San Diego. The fresh-faced, 31-year-old …
For God and country: Priests navigate U.S. armed forces as chaplains
IMAGE: CNS illustration/Liz Agbey By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — At first glance, it’s difficult to distinguish Father Lukasz J. Willenberg as a Catholic priest as he gathers with U.S. Army paratroopers preparing for a training jump at Pope Field near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Instead of wearing the traditional black …
English bishops condemn rise in xenophobic attacks after Brexit vote
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Hackett, Reuters By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Catholic bishops condemned a sharp rise in xenophobic and racist attacks following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said the “upsurge of racism, of hatred toward others is something we must not …
Retired Pope Benedict XVI says he ‘feels protected’ by Pope Francis
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano, handout By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his first public address in almost a year, retired Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sincere gratefulness to Pope Francis, saying that his goodness “from the first moment of your election, in every moment of my life …
Suicide bombers hit predominantly Christian Lebanese village near border
IMAGE: REUTERS By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — Suicide bombers attacked a predominantly Christian village in northeast Lebanon twice in one day, and residents called on the government to support them, saying Islamic State fighters were holed up on the outskirts of town. Two separate sets of four suicide …
Brexit vote concerns European church leaders that unity may be fractured
IMAGE: CNS photo/Toby Melville, Reuters By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — European Catholic leaders expressed concern that the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union threatened unity across the continent, but they also cautioned the EU bloc to rethink its values and priorities. The concerns arose …
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down regulations on Texas abortion clinics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Reynolds, EPA By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a 5-3 vote June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down restrictions on Texas abortion clinics that required them to comply with standards of ambulatory surgical centers and required their doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. …