Six Catholic HS football teams still alive in postseason
Staff Report Six of the seven football playing Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will play in the second round of the playoffs this weekend and thanks to the way brackets worked out, at least one will see its season end. Below is a breakdown of the games …
Throwback Thursday: Youth and the Body of Christ
Staff Report In 1969 the church document Fidei Custos set down the conditions under which a lay person who was also not an acolyte could assist in the distribution of the Eucharist as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. In 1972, the first U.S. teenagers ever granted that extraordinary permission were members …
Seminarian and veteran: Williams spent 4 years on nuclear sub
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Before entering the seminary, Jason Williams was part of the team that ran and maintained the nuclear reactor on a fast attack submarine. “Even though all of the world looks the same from behind a control panel, it was still fascinating work. Yet as much as I …
USCCB to meet next week, Archbishop Schnurr nominated in treasurer election
Staff Report During their Nov. 16-19 general assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will vote for a treasurer-elect for the USCCB as well as chairmen-elect for six standing committees. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati, and Bishop John M. LeVoir of New Ulm, Minnesota are both nominated for …
Bishop Murry installs 16 as acolytes at seminary
Staff Report Sixteen men took a formal step on their journey to ordination Nov. 4 when Bishop of Youngstown George V. Murry, SJ, installed them as acolytes. Bishop Murry presided at the Mass and installation in the Chapel of Saint Gregory the Great at the Athenaeum of Ohio. The bishop handed …
Mexican foreign minister confirms pope to visit capital, three states
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alex Cruz, EPA By David Agren CUAUTITLAN IZCALLI, Mexico (CNS) — Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit the capital, Mexico City, along with the states of Chihuahua and Chiapas — on the northern and southern borders respectively — and Michoacan in …
Central African leaders say, despite security concerns, pope will visit
IMAGE: CNS photo/handout via EPA By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — Church leaders in Central African Republic said the pope’s Nov. 29-30 visit will go ahead, despite warnings that international peacekeepers may be unable to ensure his safety. “We’re full of hope the Holy Father’s presence will bring great …
Some believe Keystone pipeline through country’s midsection is not dead yet
IMAGE: CNS photo/larry Smith, EPA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama may have denied the permit for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta in western Canada to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, but Nebraskans Susan and Jim Dunavan aren’t so sure …
Laity are disciples, not ‘second-class members’ of church, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Laypeople are not second-class members at the service of the church hierarchy, but are disciples of Christ called to “enliven every environment, every activity and every human relationship according to the Gospel,” Pope Francis said. The pope sent a message Nov. 10 …
Priest: Child’s funeral brings mourners to ‘intersection of pain, anger’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Cathol By Michelle Martin CHICAGO (CNS) — The execution-style murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was not what God wanted to happen, Father Michael Pfleger said at Tyshawn’s funeral Nov. 10. “This is the face of the reality of evil,” Father Pfleger said. “This is evil right …