Catholic church set ablaze in Orlando, Florida, under investigation
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 26, 2023 / 12:50 pm Investigators with the Orlando Fire Department are looking into what started a blaze at Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, Saturday night, causing severe damage to the inside of the building. The fire, which was reported to law enforcement around …
Detroit Mass Mobs to return June 25 after three-year pandemic hiatus
By Kelly Luttinen Detroit, Mich., Jun 25, 2023 / 08:00 am After a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit Mass Mobs will officially resume at the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church at 4200 Martin St. in Detroit on June 25 at 10 a.m. The church is part …
Reports: Vatican-ordered investigation targets Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas
By Shannon Mullen, Jonathan Liedl CNA Newsroom, Jun 25, 2023 / 11:11 am The Vatican’s Dicastery of Bishops has completed a formal investigation of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, according to multiple media reports. What prompted the inquiry, known as an apostolic visitation, remains unclear, but it …
Scholarships in Soyapango
article by KARY ELLEN BERGER | photos DEACON DON MEYER In El Salvador, nearly 3,000 miles from Cincinnati, is a municipality called Soyapango. While few people locally have heard of it, many from that community know of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. More precisely, they know of St. John the Baptist …
The Plight of the Reluctant Traveler
Elsewhere in this The Catholic Telegraph issue, reporters and columnists celebrate various joys of travel. Travel opens new vistas, enriching our moral, spiritual and intellectual lives through experiences with natural wonders, architectural feats, and vibrant new cultures. Tourism is also a lucrative enterprise for “destination locations,” which encourage and accommodate …
Seek the Lord for July 2023
Through wisdom and love, God has created all that is. The prophet Isaiah reflected on the mystery of creation asking, “Who has measured with his palm the waters, marked off the heavens with a span, held in his fingers the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and …
Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 22, 2023 / 05:37 am Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, a Black religious sister who founded the country’s first African American religious congregation in Baltimore in 1829. The recognition of Lange’s heroic virtue and the advancement of her …
5 Things to know about Venerable Lucia dos Santos
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jun 22, 2023 / 11:55 am Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the Fatima visionaries, just had her cause for sainthood advanced by Pope Francis on June 22. Jacinta and Francisco Marto, the two other Fatima visionaries, were already canonized by Pope Francis in 2017. The two …
UPDATED: Here’s what you need to know about the National Eucharistic Revival
By CNA Staff, Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2023 / 13:00 pm The National Eucharistic Revival, which launched on the feast of Corpus Christi in 2022, has a mission to “renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the holy Eucharist,” as stated on its website. Sponsored …
National Celebrate Life Day Rally to be held rain or shine on Saturday, organizers say
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 21, 2023 / 12:45 pm On Saturday, June 24, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., several pro-life organizations will be leading a “National Celebrate Life Day” rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Roe v. …
