Why do Catholics pray for the dead? — and other questions about purgatory answered
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:00 am On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way. But why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead — not only on Nov. 2 but …
School News: MND Welcomes Author for Common Read Event
Reading, OH – Mount Notre Dame (MND) was honored to welcome New York Times best-selling author Immaculée Ilibagiza to school on October 26, 2022 for a day of interaction and conversation about her work, “Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa.” The book, …
Italian friar shares musical message
By Eileen Connelly, OSU Br. Alessandro Brustenghi, OFM, a Franciscan friar from Italy, will be the special guest during a choral concert sponsored by Miami University (MU), and Seton and Elder High Schools at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The …
Pope Francis on All Souls’ Day: Do you desire heaven above everything else?
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:53 am On All Souls’ Day, Pope Francis urged Christians not to “compromise with the Gospel” but to take Jesus’ words seriously when he says we will be judged by how we treat the poor. “Often, out of convenience or comfort, …
HARRY AND LINDA FATH MAKE TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT OF $50M TO XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Nov 2, 2022 Xavier University today announced receipt of a $50-million gift from Harry and Linda Fath. This extraordinary gift is the largest in the University’s 191-year history and will enhance Xavier’s ability to make its Jesuit Catholic education more affordable to talented students. Reclassified as a Doctoral Professional university …
‘Miracle’ caught on video: Priest escapes unharmed when SUV hurdles his car
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2022 / 14:10 pm Eighty-seven-year-old Father John Bok was a physics teacher earlier in his life, but he just can’t wrap his head around the physics of how another car hurdled his own on his way to celebrate Sunday Mass in October. …
November 3: St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 as the son of Spaniard Juan de Porres, and a freed colored-woman from Panama, Ana Velasquez. Being of mixed race, Martin was of a lower social caste, though his father looked out for him and made sure the boy …
Chicago Catholics bury the remains of indigent adults and unborn babies in annual ceremony
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2022 / 15:10 pm The remains of over 200 people were blessed and laid to rest in a Catholic cemetery in Chicago last week, continuing a tradition that brings together clergy, civic leaders, funeral directors, and cemetery workers to provide a Christian …
November 2: All Souls Day
The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on November 2, or, if this falls on a Sunday or a solemnity, the feast is celebrated on November 3. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy on this day, and all the Masses …
Should Catholics talk to their dead loved ones?
by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2021 / 18:30 pm In the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco,” the main character, Miguel, accidentally passes over into the land of the dead on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) while trying to reconcile his love of music with his family’s …
