Pro-life Catholics gather 7,700 roses for Pelosi on Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2021 / 11:47 am A pro-life campaign led by the archbishop of San Francisco gathered thousands of roses for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) outside the U.S. Capitol on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “The Feast of Our Lady of …
Job Opening: Principal St Mary Academy
Saint Mary Academy (SMA), a National Blue-Ribbon School of Excellence in Louisville, KY, is searching for an experienced Catholic principal for the 2022/2023 academic year. A parish ministry of Saint Bernadette, SMA seeks to build a foundation for lifelong learning by opening hearts to faith, minds to knowledge, hands to service, and …
HOPING AGAINST ALL HOPE
The Bible is full of passages on hope. Paul’s letters alone constantly return to this theme. This is expected since the Bible tells the story about the foundation of our hope – “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27) – and Paul is the great Apostle of Hope. …
Live nativity scene (camel included) gives Catholic University students a welcome study break
by Shannon Mullen Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2021 / 22:29 pm You knew this wasn’t your average live nativity scene when you saw the camel. Delilah, to be more precise. On Sunday night, Dec. 12, she was the B.M.O.C. (Biggest Mammal on Campus) at The Catholic University of America — …
Vatican liturgy office issues guidelines for catechist ministry
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 13, 2021 / 06:00 am The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ministry of catechist in May with the release of the motu proprio Antiquum …
A Question of Faith: O What?
I heard that during Advent’s final days the “O Antiphons” are prayed as part of Evening Prayer. What are these antiphons? As Catholics go through the liturgical year, no day is the same as another. As you mention in your question, one example of this variation is the “O Antiphons,” …
Kentucky bishop asks for prayers, financial support following fatal tornadoes
by Kate Olivera Denver Newsroom, Dec 11, 2021 / 14:19 pm A bishop in Kentucky is asking for prayers following a series of fatal storms and tornadoes Dec. 11 that killed at least 70 people in the state. “Let us…unite in prayer as a Catholic community for all of the …
Pope Francis prays for victims of tornadoes in South and Midwest
by CNA Staff Vatican City, Dec 12, 2021 / 04:47 am Pope Francis expressed his closeness on Sunday to the victims of tornadoes that struck at least six U.S. states, killing scores of people. Speaking after his Angelus address on Dec. 12, he referred to the tornadoes that left a …
USCCB President and Committee Chairman Call for Prayers, Hope, and Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes in the South and Midwest
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, have issued the following statement after tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and …
RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS
The annual appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious is taken up each December in most U.S. Catholic parishes and helps hundreds of religious communities provide for the current and future needs of senior members. In good times and bad, senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have served our Church …
