Bishops urge Congress to pass bill granting asylum to Afghans who helped U.S. during war
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2023 / 10:45 am Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Migration Committee, urged Congress in a letter issued Tuesday to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act granting permanent asylum to individuals and families who helped U.S. service members during the war and are now …
Anointing of the Sick and Last Rites
A friend of mine recently received “last rites.” Is there a difference between the anointing of the sick and last rites? The terms “anointing of the sick” and “last rites” are often used synonymously; however, they are not the same. Last rites, as the name suggests, is a final preparation …
How August and November ballot initiatives could affect abortion in Ohio: an explainer
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2023 / 13:20 pm Ohioans are set to vote on two major ballot initiatives in the coming months — one in August and another in November — that will determine how constitutional amendments are adopted and whether the state constitution will guarantee a …
Jim Jordan threatens to hold FBI director in contempt over probe into anti-Catholic memo
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 18, 2023 / 10:05 am House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if the bureau does not comply with congressional subpoenas related to evidence that the agency may have spied on Catholic …
Obituary: Reverend Joseph A. Robinson
Reverend Joseph A. Robinson passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on October 14, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and baptized at St. William Church, Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the …
Seek the Lord for August 2023
We have all heard the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child”—and for good reason. Over the millennia, members of a given community have assisted each other in the formation and development of their youth to ensure that each learns the skills necessary to contribute to the common …
Finding the Extraordinary
School follows its own comfortable rhythm. It begins with the new school year in August— packed full of excitement for buying new school supplies and backpacks, followed by the rush of meeting new teachers and learning which friends will be in a student’s class. But as the students, parents and …
Man arrested in attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine at Manhattan parish
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 12:06 pm An “unhinged” individual reportedly broke into a Catholic church in Manhattan and vandalized a shrine to American-born St. Elizabeth Ann Seton over the weekend. A man wearing priest’s vestments — and reportedly without pants on — broke into Our …
‘The Chosen’ series gets waiver to continue filming during strike
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jul 17, 2023 / 13:30 pm Filming of the fourth season of “The Chosen,” the popular Christian television series about Jesus and his disciples, will continue after a union granted the production an exemption from its strike against major Hollywood studios. The strike was announced July 13 by …
Cordileone, Strickland condemn ‘scurrilous’ false schism message
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 15:30 pm San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and Diocese of Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland on Sunday both publicly condemned a message falsely attributed to Strickland that appeared to advocate schism from the Catholic Church. Earlier in the month an image …
