An update on the status of Fulton Sheen’s beatification cause
By Tina Dennelly Long Island, New York, Aug 31, 2023 / 09:25 am “Sheen is clean.” That’s the message from Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, regarding the status of the cause for beatification of “America’s bishop,” the late televangelist Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. “I …
Pope Francis appoints Pittsburgh priest as bishop of Ohio-based Byzantine eparchy
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 11:55 am Pope Francis this week confirmed the appointment of a Pittsburgh priest as the bishop of a Byzantine Catholic eparchy serving several midwestern U.S. states, the Vatican announced Thursday. In its regular update of resignations and appointments, the Holy See …
Beatification novena for family of 9 martyred by Nazis begins Friday
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 12:30 pm An archdiocese in Poland is encouraging Catholics to join them in nine days of prayer leading up to the beatification of a family martyred by the Nazis in 1944. Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children were executed by …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for September 2023
For people living on the margins We pray for those persons living on the margins of society, in inhumane life conditions; may they not be overlooked by institutions and never considered of lesser importance.
Biden campaign launches pro-abortion ad; pro-life groups label it ‘extreme’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 28, 2023 / 15:15 pm President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new pro-abortion ad in several swing states, which some pro-life groups are calling extreme. The ad, called “These Guys,” launched Friday and will run for two weeks in seven key states. It targets …
Lessons from St. Monica for those whose children and grandchildren have left the Church
By Isabel Barry Chicago, Ill., Aug 27, 2023 / 18:42 pm Hundreds of thousands of young adults filled the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, for the 2023 World Youth Day in early August — gathering together for Mass, eucharistic adoration, prayer, and fellowship. The event was powerful and moving, but for some Catholics …
104-year-old ‘Sister Jean’ throws out first pitch at Chicago Cubs game
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2023 / 12:22 pm Jean Dolores Schmidt, a Catholic religious sister known to many in the sports world simply as “Sister Jean,” threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Chicago Cubs baseball game on Monday night. The occasion, already made special by …
Sisters of the Precious Blood celebrate 100 years in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio —The Sisters of the Precious Blood are celebrating a century of presence at Salem Heights, located on Salem Avenue, the religious community’s central home since 1923. A celebration Mass will be held Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. at Precious Blood Catholic Church. The Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS, will …
Pope Francis laments when ‘ideology replaces faith’ in segment of U.S. Catholics
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 28, 2023 / 09:36 am In a conversation with Jesuits in Portugal at the beginning of August, Pope Francis commented on a “climate of closure” in the United States, which he said sometimes replaces faith with ideology. “You say you have felt a climate of …
Hunger to Help
Whether it’s a quick trip through a drive-thru, a heat-and-eat meal or a feast for guests, food is an essential part of our daily lives. Bill Evans, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary in Old North Dayton, always had a passion for food and ensuring no one goes …
