How Can I Help?
It’s the question we ask when those we care about are overwhelmed. Whether in celebration or in mourning those we love want to make things easier. And what’s the first form of help that usually comes to mind? If you’re like me, your brain probably locked onto food. Food is …
Peter as Pope?
Why is St. Peter considered the first pope? The apostle Peter has long been recognized in Catholic tradition as the first pope, having been given a unique leadership role by Christ himself. It is believed that after the resurrection of Jesus, Peter traveled to Rome where he became the local …
Memorial Day Tribute to Father Joseph Beckman 1921-2021
Editor’s Note: Father Joseph Beckman passed away on Monday, July 19. Funeral Arrangements are pending. This article appeared in our Bicentennial Edition. World War II veteran. Journalist. Advocate for the poor. World traveler. As he approaches his 100 birthday, Father Joseph Beckman, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s oldest living priest, reflects …
Columbus Diocese to close 15 churches; bishop calls for stronger Catholic engagement
By Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2023 / 15:40 pm Ohio’s Catholic Diocese of Columbus will close 15 churches as part of a parish reorganization and merger plan, but Bishop Earl K. Fernandes emphasized new possibilities for growth, especially if lay Catholics take on more responsibility for the Church’s …
Here’s when Easter officially ends
By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 27, 2023 / 06:00 am Catholics recognize Easter — when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after sacrificing his life for all of humanity — as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. But, as it turns …
Morticians mystified by Sister Wilhelmina’s body: ‘Something special going on there’
By Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen CNA Newsroom, May 26, 2023 / 13:45 pm Expert morticians are scratching their heads at the recently exhumed body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a Benedictine nun who died in 2019 and now appears to be in an unexpected state of preservation. The reactions come a week after the …
What is incorruptibility? Here’s what you need to know
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2023 / 09:33 am Catholic pilgrims are descending on a Benedictine monastery in rural Missouri after a seemingly incredible discovery. The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, the African American foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, appears to be in an …
Who was Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, whose body is now the center of attention in Missouri?
By Kelsey Wicks Denver, Colo., May 24, 2023 / 15:45 pm When the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles exhumed the body of their foundress Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, on May 18, they found the unexpected: Four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin, her …
Obituary: Reverend John E. Porter
Reverend John E. Porter passed away on May 22, 2023, in Englewood, Ohio. He was born on April 4, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio, and baptized at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Dayton. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s …
LA Dodgers reverse course, will honor anti-Catholic drag group at Pride Night game
By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 23, 2023 / 00:01 am Catholic leaders reacted with disgust Monday night after the Los Angeles Dodgers re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be an honoree at the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night game on June 16 despite the drag group’s mockery of the …
