Pope prays for coronavirus victims at live broadcast of morning Mass
IMAGE: CNS screenshot from Vatican Media video By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During a live broadcast of his daily morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed for victims of the coronavirus epidemic and the many health care workers fighting its spread. The pope said he offered the Mass for …
Pope chooses ‘synodality’ as theme for 2022 synod
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." The Vatican announced the choice of "synodality" …
Did you Know: Holy Cross-Immaculata Church
by Gail Finke There is a piece of the True Cross at Holy Cross-Immaculata in Mt. Adams. It is available for veneration on a side altar in the main church on Good Friday – see it when you pray the steps! Is the relic of the True Cross real? While …
After leading ‘virtual’ Angelus, pope blesses crowd in St. Peter’s Square
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis did not recite the Sunday Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square March 8, but he did go to the window to wave and to bless the pilgrims who showed up anyway. The …
Today’s Video: How to Start Strong and Stay Strong
We’re beginning the second full week of Lent. We started new, a new adventure: even in the Archdiocese, the season of spring is changing our landscape. Yet, things can get bogged down, the hard work becomes task, and the excitement fades. In Today’s Video, Father Mike Schmitz looks at How …
Poll: Fewer U.S. Catholics see Christian persecution as an urgent issue
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters By NEW YORK (CNS) — Over half of U.S. Catholics are "very concerned" about global Christian persecution, but this group accounts for 52% of Catholics today, compared to 58% in winter 2019 — a decline of more than 10%, according to a new poll. It …
Listen to God in order to follow him, Jesuit tells curia officials
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The purpose of the Lenten journey is to spiritually retrace the journey of Exodus — from the desert to the mountain of God, a Jesuit theologian told top Vatican officials. Jesuit Father Pietro Bovati, secretary of the Pontifical Biblical …
Annual CISE Campaign Reaches Historic Total
by Eileen Connelly, OSU When it’s an undeniably worthy cause that transforms the lives of urban children by providing them access to a strong Catholic education, people want to support it. That’s how Ted Torbeck, who cochaired the 2019 Catholic Inner-City Schools (CISE) campaign, along with his wife, Peggy, account …
Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
IMAGE: CNS photo/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the next World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis wants Catholics to focus on the pastoral care of people displaced within the borders of their own country and the church’s mission to serve them. The …
Person tests positive for coronavirus in Vatican City
IMAGE: CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican health clinic was closed temporarily after a person tested positive for the coronavirus, the Vatican announced. In a statement released March 6, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said services were halted "in order to sanitize the …