Why Abraham Lincoln held a White House fundraiser for this black Catholic parish
By Jonah McKeown Washington D.C., Feb 12, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- Black Catholic communities have been a part of the Church in the Washington, DC area for centuries. But it wasn’t until the height of the Civil War that black Catholics in DC began the process of founding a …
The 2019-2020 Concert Series: The Cathedral’s “Great Music in a Great Space”
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – 7:30 pm THE KING’S SINGERS For over fifty years the renowned King’s Singers have been delighting audiences around the world with their charm, wit, and incomparable musicianship. From medieval to renaissance, romantic to contemporary, folk and pop, their repertoire is all encompassing. Hear this celebrated …
Pope on women in Amazon church: Don’t try to ‘clericalize’ them
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis released his document on the Amazon region on the 15th anniversary of the assassination in Brazil of U.S. Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary who defended the poor and the environment. Her life and sacrifice are …
Director of Music Retiring after Decades of Service
Anthony DiCello has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2020, as director of music at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. DiCello has served the archdiocese for nearly 40 years. Since 1994, DiCello has been the director of music at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. Since …
New York’s Cardinal Dolan meets with Cuban President Diaz-Canel in Havana
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos HAVANA (CNS) — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan met privately with the president of the Republic of Cuba Feb. 11, the last full day of a six-day visit to the island nation mostly filled with visits to Cuban prelates and humanitarian organizations …
Querida Amazonia: What Pope Francis said, and didn’t, on priesthood and marriage
Vatican City, Feb 12, 2020 / 04:15 am (CNA).- While Pope Francis was expected to focus in the apostolic exhortation published today on a proposal to ordain married priests in the Amazon region, the pope instead emphasized the importance of collaboration in apostolic ministry by Catholics in various states of …
Vatican officials: ‘Querida Amazonia’ is magisterium, Amazon synod’s final doc is not
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 12, 2020 / 07:56 am (CNA).- Pope Francis’ post-synodal exhortation on the Amazon is part of the Church’s ordinary magisterium — that is officially a kind of Church teaching — while the final document of the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod is not, Cardinal Michael …
Pope Francis’ Amazon exhortation calls for holiness, not married priests
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 12, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following the synod, the pope does not call for married priests, but seeks to expand “horizons beyond conflicts.” Querida …
Where Are You Going? Young Adults Foster Spiritual Growth, Relationships & Service Through Quo Vadis
by Susie Bergman Life for many 18- to 25 year-olds is often filled with a new sense of empowerment. They can make their own decisions about their lives and begin steering their own courses into adulthood. Many move out of their parents’ homes and discover the responsibility of attending classes …
More than 2,000 aborted children to be buried in South Bend
South Bend, Ind., Feb 11, 2020 / 11:35 am (CNA).- The remains of more than two thousand aborted children discovered in a garage belonging to deceased abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer will be laid to rest on Wednesday. The remains will be buried on Wednesday at Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend, …
