How priests prepare to say Mass
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Jul 26, 2021 / 06:01 am In preparation for Mass, priests make ready the sacred vessels, linens, and vestments that they use. Afterward, they take care to clean up. Every action they take, every word they say, stresses the importance of the Mass. Two priests …
Benedict XVI laments lack of faith within Church institutions in Germany
by CNA Staff Freiburg, Jul 26, 2021 / 06:30 am Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has expressed concern about the lack of faith within Church institutions in Germany. The retired pope made the comments in a written conversation in the August issue of the German magazine Herder Korrespondenz, marking the 70th …
Pope Francis offers blessing to athletes at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
by CNA Staff Vatican City, Jul 26, 2021 / 04:00 am Pope Francis offered his blessing on Sunday to athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In his Angelus address on July 25, the pope noted that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad began in Japan on July 23. …
Catholic At Home: Surrender it All
Leave the care of your affairs to Me and everything will be peaceful. In my 13 years as a wife and 12 as a mother, there have been plenty of times when I’ve simply run out of answers. Every family carries unique burdens that can overwhelm and exhaust us emotionally, …
Be the Change
Omer Westendorf (1916-1997) • Born and raised on the west side of Cincinnati, Omer Westendorf took over duties as choir master at St. Bonaventure Church at Christmas in 1936, a position he held for 40 years. While he served in Europe during World War II, his sister, Hilda, took over …
Pope Francis on Grandparents’ Day: Elderly are not ‘leftovers from life’
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 25, 2021 / 03:30 am On the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis said he is worried about how an individualistic society treats its older members, and he urged young people to give them love and attention. “I worry when …
Making Catholic Memories: St. James Pilgrimage Cake
A few weeks ago, my family joined the Bicentennial Marian Pilgrimage that took place across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati throughout May and June. It was one of the most beautiful spiritual experiences of our lives. We walked, we laughed, we sang, we prayed and we got REALLY tired. All the …
Mississippi AG asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rulings
by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., Jul 23, 2021 / 11:00 am Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn two of its landmark rulings on abortion, arguing those decisions “shackle states to a view of the facts that is decades out of date.” The high …
Pelosi’s archbishop: No devout Catholic can condone abortion, ‘let alone have the government pay for it’
by CNA Staff San Francisco, Calif., Jul 23, 2021 / 02:10 am The Archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday responded to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after she cited her Catholic faith while defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, Pelosi’s home …
The Church accompanies the people in their legitimate claims, priest says of Cuba protests
by Diego Lopez Marina Camagüey, Cuba, Jul 23, 2021 / 18:01 pm The Church is accompanying those protesting Cuba’s communist government, according to a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. “I will speak about the part of the Church that I know, the one that touches me closely in this …
