Vatican envoys risk their lives to end ‘World War III,’ archbishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Robert Duncan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even in the midst of bombings, Vatican ambassadors stay put, risking their lives while working to end what Pope Francis has termed a “piecemeal” World War III, said the Vatican minister of foreign affairs. “Let’s not be kidding ourselves …
Socially responsible investors press companies to do the right thing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Gombert, EPA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — If it’s spring, it must be corporate annual general meeting season. For investors concerned about corporate accountability and transparency, it’s one of the busiest times of the year. The annual general meetings give shareholders the chance to publicly engage …
Stained glass from UD chapel used as art in new exhibit
University of Dayton students and faculty transformed reclaimed stained glass windows from the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception into new works of art that communicate what the University’s Marianist identity and community mean to them. Living Glass: Sustaining Memory Through Light runs Feb. 29 to March 17 in Gallery 249 on …
Disease, cold add to suffering of Mozambicans who fled to Malawi
IMAGE: CNS photo/Erico Waga, EPA By Bronwen Dachs CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Malaria and cold nights add to the suffering of the increasing number of Mozambicans arriving at a makeshift camp in Malawi to escape violence at home, said a church worker in Malawi. About half of the …
Gentle revolution: Pope wants Year of Mercy to tenderly transform world
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ettore Ferrari, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis planned the Year of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door, he did not mean to give the starting signal for a frenzied wave of pilgrims to Rome. More than call to sign …
St. Michael Parish in Ripley celebrates 175th anniversary
As with most towns along the Ohio before the river was harnessed by reservoirs to control high waters, floods often forced residents to seek the high ground. The early history of St. Michael Parish in the Brown County river town of Ripley was affected by high waters, too. “In 1840, …
Throwback Thursday: Farewell to the Catholic Chronicle
In the November 29, 1934 edition of The Catholic Telegraph, this publication welcomed the creation of the Catholic Chronicle, the diocesan newspaper of the Diocese of Toledo. The Catholic Chronicle published it’s first issue on Nov. 23, 1934 and according to The Catholic Telegraph’s report, “The Catholic Chronicle has made …
Knights of Columbus, In Defense of Christians mount genocide petition
IMAGE: CNS photo/Georgi Licovski, EPA By WASHINGTON (CNS) — As a mid-March deadline approached for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to make a decision on whether to make a declaration of genocide in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus, based in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Washington-based group …
In El Salvador, families say U.S. churchwomen’s work lives on
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters By SANTIAGO NONUALCO, El Salvador (CNS) — North Americans and Salvadorans gathered Dec. 2 at the precise spot where four churchwomen were killed 35 years ago to emphasize that their work for the country’s poor remains alive. “It is important for us to remember that …
On climate issue, Catholics urged to ‘feel pain of the planet, the poor’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tom Tracy By Tom Tracy MIAMI (CNS) — Pope Francis’ right-hand man on the environment and climate change issues urged Catholics attending a local academic conference to let Christian spirituality guide their thinking and actions toward preserving the full range of God’s creation. Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of …