Pope to appoint advisory board in removing negligent bishops
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will set up a panel of legal experts to help him in deciding whether to remove a religious superior or bishop from office for failing to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse. Vatican offices will continue to investigate claims …
Gibbons appointed permanent superintendent of archdiocesan schools
Dayton native Susan M. Gibbons has been appointed Director of Educational Services and Superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr confirmed the appointment of Gibbons Friday. “Susan Gibbons has devoted her entire career to Catholic education in our Archdiocese,” said Archbishop Schnurr. “She will …
Longtime freelancer Scaperlanda wins CPA’s St. Francis de Sales Award
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Julie Asher ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Maria de Lourdes Ruiz Scaperlanda, a writer and author in the Catholic press since 1982, received the 2016 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. The award, which is the …
Pope calls for gathering to find ways to end, prevent drug abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ghulamullah Habibi, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug abuse, especially narcotics. Leading experts from around the world are being invited “to examine and discuss …
Catholic Central helped form Sullivan
Alex Sullivan, 18, graduated May 26, but after more than a decade at Catholic Central, the new graduate will always be part of the Irish. Alex, daughter of James and Kim Sullivan, is headed to Bowling Green State University next year, but since pre-school she has been at Catholic Central. …
Take the high road, Bishop Coyne tells Catholic communicators
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Carol Zimmermann ST. LOUIS (CNS) — In today’s age of cyberbullying and online vitriol, be sure to take the high road and build people up rather than tear them down, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, told Catholic communicators attending the …
Life is short; start forgiving, making amends, pope tells priests
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy recognizes that life is short and that so much good needs to be done that there is no time to waste in making amends, Pope Francis told priests. “That is why it is so important to forgive completely” and …
Rome retreat: Pope offers ‘crash course’ on mercy in priestly ministry
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The spiritual retreat Pope Francis offered priests and seminarians as part of the Jubilee of Priests could be seen as a “crash course” on the role of mercy in priestly ministry. His series of three meditations in three Roman basilicas …
Throwback Thursday: Newspaper production then and now
This story was originally published June 4, 2015. Staff Report There was a time not so long ago where the amount of time it took between a newspaper story being written and it being published was several hours at a minimum. By contrast, this Throwback Thursday post was written and …
The internet: Excuse killer for collegiate Catholics
A 24-hour a day Mass times resource that anyone with internet can access is objectively speaking , a great thing. But for the young collegiate Catholic, it is also an excuse killer. When my parents’ generation went to college, they no doubt did a little research on the parishes near …
