Nuns producing Communion hosts adapt, as pandemic decimates industry
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 2, 2021 / 13:00 pm A community of Benedictine nuns known for inventing and distributing low-gluten Communion hosts has seen their business decimated by the pandemic, as the widespread suspension of public Masses last year led to a drop in demand for hosts nationwide. …
Cardinal Collins: Rediscover the ‘treasure’ of the Sacred Heart devotion this month
By CNA Staff Toronto, Canada, Jun 3, 2021 / 03:00 am The Archbishop of Toronto released a pastoral letter earlier this year offering meditations on and insights into the significance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the month of June is dedicated. “Especially in these tempestuous times we …
Reflections on the role of the Cathedral during the Tulsa Race Massacre and today
by Eastern Oklahoma Catholic Tulsa, Okla., Jun 1, 2021 / 19:00 pm At the end of May, our local community commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Sparked by the false accusation that a young black man had sexually assaulted a white woman, the racial violence that unfolded …
Pope Francis releases video message on the beauty of marriage
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 1, 2021 / 10:00 am Pope Francis has asked people to pray throughout June for young people preparing for the life-long journey of marriage. “Getting married and sharing one’s life is something beautiful,” Pope Francis said in a video message published June 1. “It …
US Embassy to Vatican flies LGBT ‘Pride’ flag for month of June
Washington D.C., Jun 1, 2021 / 09:15 am The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See announced on Tuesday, June 1, that it was displaying the rainbow LGBT “Pride” flag for the month of June, which is celebrated as LGBT “Pride” month. “The United States respects the dignity and equality of …
Being Pro Life: Getting Involved Locally, Nationally or Internationally
Despite the great efforts of so many who care for women in crisis pregnancies, the disabled and the elderly; who fight for protective legislation or who pray constantly for our efforts, our culture still seems to be turning more and more against a respect for life in all its stages. …
Shrine announces retirement of President
MARIA STEIN, Ohio (June 1, 2021) – The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics announced today that President, Don Rosenbeck, will be retiring in June of 2022. Mr. Rosenbeck began his tenure at the Shrine in 2003, first serving as Business Manager for the institution that was owned and …
A Cornerstone of Rest
What began 73 years ago as a collection of seven farms purchased in the 1940s has evolved into a 160-acre cornerstone of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Under the administration of Archbishop John T. McNicholas, development of the land as the archdiocesan cemetery began in the mid …
World Health Organization grants Holy See permanent observer status
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 1, 2021 / 07:30 am The Holy See has been granted permanent observer status to the World Health Organization following resolution adopted by consensus on May 31. This means that the Holy See will be a non-member state Observer for the organization, and …
Pope Francis unveils sweeping reform of Catholic Church’s penal sanctions
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 1, 2021 / 05:00 am The Vatican published Tuesday major revisions to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in the Church, including sanctions related to clerical sexual abuse. The revisions, which have been more than a decade in …
