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 …
Advent’s focus is waiting for Christmas but also includes lots of feasts
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston By Anita Draper WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although the four weeks of Advent focus on waiting for Christmas, the church does not just sit around and wait for the main event. It celebrates plenty of major feasts with lots of customs, traditions and even special foods during …
Action plan offers Catholics down-to-earth ideas to implement encyclical
IMAGE: Georgia Bulletin Photo By Michael Alexander By Francois Gloutnay CONYERS, Ga. (CNS) — Mimi Soileau goes nearly weekly to see what vegetables are ripe to be plucked from garden beds beside her parish church, St. Pius X. Time spent with her hands in the dirt is nothing new for …
Ministry in Aleppo is about keeping hope alive, priests say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sedat Suna, EPA By Gaby Maniscalco VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even in the midst of constant bombing, Jesuit and Salesian priests remain in war-torn Aleppo, Syria, trying to create a sense of normalcy for those unable to leave. Jesuit Father Sami Hallak has been keeping a crisis journal …