Throwback Thursday: So long and thanks for all the fish
Staff Report Editor’s Note: This story was posted prior to when the present website design took effect. Today’s Throwback Thursday is short and sweet. We’re saying goodbye to this website — sort of. Don’t fret. TheCatholicTelegraph.com isn’t going anywhere, but it is getting a total makeover. As we announced last month, the improved site will …
Family Life Activities: Pre-Thanksgiving edition
Staff Report November is the month where Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Though Thanksgiving itself is not a liturgical holiday, it is a day to thank God for our many blessings. Below are some specific family life activities that can enrich your family’s faith as we approach Thanksgiving. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin …
Catholic schools mark Veteran’s Day
Staff Report Various schools across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati celebrated Veteran’s Day Nov. 10. At Guardian Angels in Mount Washington, students put on performances and wrote letters for veterans, who were invited to attend the annual event. More than 225 people attended including dozens of veterans, some of whom were …
Kenyan security officials on high alert for papal visit
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dai Kurokawa, EPA By Mike O’Maera NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — A Kenyan bishop said the church is comfortable with the security preparations for the reception of Pope Francis, in the wake of the Paris attacks that appear to have targeted crowded areas. “The church and the Kenyan government …
Bishops back national collection in 2017 to complete shrine mosaics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Nancy Frazier O’Brien BALTIMORE (CNS) — A proposed national collection does not usually receive a chorus of praise from bishops, but a cardinal’s request for financial aid in decorating the central dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington …
Use of pornography called ‘mortal sin’ if done with ‘deliberate consent’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved a statement on pornography on the second day of their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore. “Producing or using pornography is gravely wrong. It is a mortal sin if it is committed with full knowledge …
Bishop disturbed by calls to end resettlement of Syrian refugees in U.S.
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sedat Suna, EPA By BALTIMORE (CNS) — The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said he was disturbed by calls from federal and state officials for an end to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. “These refugees are fleeing terror themselves — violence …
Vatican Nativity scene, tree to be unveiled early for Year of Mercy
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christmas tree and Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square will be set up and unveiled earlier than usual this year to be ready for the opening of the Year of Mercy. In preparation for the extraordinary event, which begins …
Dioceses encouraged to plan own Year of Mercy events beginning in December
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) — From entering a diocesan Holy Door to undertaking the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, Catholics can model a compassionate life during the Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Evangelization …
God never shuts the door; church always must be open, too, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Because God always keeps open the door of his mercy and offer of salvation to everyone, the doors of every church and every Christian heart must never be closed to others, Pope Francis said. All over the world, individual Christians …