Who are the 4 women being canonized this weekend?
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 10, 2022 / 06:00 am Pope Francis will preside over the first canonizations in more than two years this weekend. Ten people will be officially recognized as saints by the Catholic Church on May 15. Among them are some relatively well-known figures, like Charles de …
Update on unrest: Tabernacle stolen, Catholic church defaced, pregnancy clinic vandalized
The tabernacle belonging to St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, Texas, was reported stolen on May 9, 2022. | Screenshot from YouTube video by Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2022 / 16:30 pm More criminal acts targeting Catholic churches and pro-life advocates were reported Monday, …
New violence: Oregon Right to Life office set on fire
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 10, 2022 / 05:14 am The offices of Oregon Right to Life in Keizer, Oregon, were set on fire late Sunday night, the organization announced Monday. “In the late evening on Sunday, May 8, the offices of Oregon Right to Life were attacked. …
Obituary: Reverend James J. O’Connor
Reverend James J. O’Connor died on May 4, 2022, in Celina, Ohio. He was born on June 26, 1928, in Fayetteville, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood. He was ordained on August 22, 1954, …
May 10: St. Damien of Moloka’i
The Catholic Church remembers St. Damien of Molokai on May 10. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual father to the victims of leprosy quarantined on a Hawaiian island. Joseph de Veuser, who later took the name Damien in religious life, was born into a …
Wisconsin pro-life group’s HQ set ablaze in apparent arson attack, police say
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2022 / 15:56 pm The headquarters of a pro-life organization in Madison, Wisconsin, was set on fire in an apparent arson attack, police said Sunday. The Madison Police Department said flames were seen coming from the offices of Wisconsin Family Action in …
Costumed protesters disrupt Mother’s Day Mass in Los Angeles
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 8, 2022 / 20:26 pm Several protesters dressed in “huge hats” and “red, hooded gowns,” disrupted a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Sunday morning, a parishioner told CNA. The description of the protesters’ attire provided by …
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2022 / 05:05 am The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis has named Father Michael Woost as an auxiliary bishop of Cleveland. Woost, 63, has served as a professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at the Saint Mary Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio, for more …
A Priests Perspective: The Joy and Delight of Your Heart
When I was a child, my family prayed the rosary daily, but during June, the month when we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we prayed the “Sacred Heart Rosary.” This version substitutes, “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine,” for the Lord’s Prayer, and …
