Mediterranean must be crossroad of peace, dialogue, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic communities of every nation on the Mediterranean Sea must work together to promote peace, to aid migrants and refugees and to defend religious freedom, Pope Francis told bishops from 19 Mediterranean countries. "Amid deep fault lines and …
Jean Vanier had ‘manipulative’ sexual relationships with six women
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Jean Vanier Association By Philippe Vaillancourt MONTREAL (CNS) — Jean Vanier, founder of the ecumenical L’Arche communities that provide group homes and spiritual support for people with intellectual disabilities, used his status to have "manipulative" sexual relationships with at least six women, concludes an internal investigation commissioned …
Pope clears way for beatification of Salvadoran Jesuit, companions
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos The Vatican announced Feb. 22 that Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of a fellow Jesuit, Salvadoran Father Rutilio Grande, and two companions who were murdered en route to a novena in 1977 in El Salvador. Papal recognition of their martyrdom clears the …
Recording artist Dana headlines Lenten program on Great Catholic Music
IMAGE: CNS photo/Living Bread Radio By CANTON, Ohio (CNS) — Great Catholic Music, a free Catholic music platform with over 16,000 downloads, is partnering with Irish Catholic recording artist Dana this Lent to bring listeners the hourlong program "The Stations of the Cross," airing every Friday of the penitential season. …
Dry Ridge Students Witness Naturalization Ceremony
by Madison Burton Junior high students greeted the soon-to-be citizens with excitement and curiosity. As immigrants walked through the doors of the gym of St. John the Baptist School in Dry Ridge, the Honorable Michael R. Barret, U.S. District Court Judge, prepared to declare the gym a courtroom. Dec. 6 …
40 Days for Life Wednesday, February 26 – Sunday, April 5
Help save lives in Greater Cincinnati! You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 1,000,000 volunteers to help end the injustice of abortion in their local communities. With God’s help, over 12 …
Fla. diocese declares Safe Haven Sunday to focus on harms of pornography
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of St. Petersburg By ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CNS) — Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg has declared Feb. 23 as Safe Haven Sunday, a day when parishes in the diocese set aside time to address "the pervasive problem of pornography and its devastating effects on …
Deaf survivors call on Vatican to release documents on abusers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Three former students at a school for the deaf in Argentina traveled to Rome to demand Pope Francis and Vatican officials release records on priests who abused them and other students. Speaking to journalists at a news conference …
Philippine bishops release additional guidelines to fight coronavirus
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ezra Acayan, Reuters By Ryan Harms VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Amid continuing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Catholics in the Philippines have been asked not to kiss or touch the cross when they venerate it on Good Friday, April 10. Instead, they should "genuflect or make …
Almsgiving: An overshadowed Lenten pillar has something to say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Georgina Goodwin for Catholic Relief Services By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — When it comes to the three pillars of Lent, almsgiving is a little bit like the middle child, not always getting the attention that prayer and fasting do. The word hardly rolls off the tongue and …