A look at the Diaconate Ordination 2022
Twenty-one men from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati were ordained to the diaconate on April 23, 2022 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. Deacons Bradley Feltz, Brian Seibert, Stephen Hughes, Carlos Soto, Patrick Blenman, Osagie Victor Obasuyi, Jonathan Jergens, Mark Danis, Jeffrey Stephens, Doug Moore, Isaiah Callan, Kelly …
Senator Tim Scott responds to claim that abortion helps low-income Black women
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 11, 2022 / 15:21 pm When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that abortion economically helps women — including low-income, Black women — one senator challenged her with his personal story. “I’ll just simply say that, as a guy raised by a Black woman in …
5 things to know about Cardinal Zen
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, May 11, 2022 / 11:05 am Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former leader of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, was reportedly released on bail late on Wednesday night. The news came hours after he was detained by the authorities on May 11 over his connection to a fund which …
Hong Kong diocese ‘extremely concerned’ about ‘Cardinal Joseph Zen’s incident’
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 12, 2022 / 04:59 am The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement on Thursday that it was “extremely concerned” about “Cardinal Joseph Zen’s incident.” “We have always upheld the rule of law. We trust that in the future we will continue …
Sister Colleen O’Toole will be making her perpetual profession as a Sister of Mercy
Sister Colleen, a native of Rochester, NY, entered the Sisters of Mercy in 2013, and she made her temporary profession in 2017. She first came to know the Sisters of Mercy while attending Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women in Rochester, from which she graduated in 2007. She …
Ordination 2022: Meet Chibueze Asiegbulem
My name is Deacon Chibueze, born and raised in Nigeria, in a family of four boys and one girl. I am the fifth child and the fifth son of my parents. I migrated to the United States in May 8th, 2016. I was a student of University of Dayton before …
Book Review: The Silent Knight
Dr. Elizabeth Lev’s The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art is a worthy addition to the many works reviving devotion among the Christian faithful to this great saint. A visual treat, the text showcases finely reproduced images on almost every other page of semi-glossy paper. …
Faithful Invited to Fast and Pray the Rosary on Friday in Midst of Tensions Over Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion
WASHINGTON – In response to the leak of a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, some abortion advocates are calling for nationwide demonstrations, disruptions of church services, and the personal intimidation of specific Supreme Court justices. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, …
US Senate’s doomed vote on radical abortion bill: Here’s what to know
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 11, 2022 / 11:00 am The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to move forward with what pro-life leaders describe as “The Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act.” The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 (WHPA), or S.4132, would “enshrine a virtually …
Roe v. Wade: Pro-life leaders react to Chicago mayor’s ‘incendiary’ call to arms
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot leads the city’s Pride Parade as Grand Marshal, June 30, 2019. | Vashon Jordan Jr. via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 10, 2022 / 13:42 pm Catholic and pro-life leaders are condemning the Chicago’s mayor’s “call to arms” in response …
