Cleveland’s Bishop Nelson Perez to lead Philadelphia archdiocese
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 23, 2020 / 04:25 am (CNA).- Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland was appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia Thursday, returning to the local Church of his priestly ordination. He succeeds Archbishop Charles Chaput, 75, who had led the Philadelphia archdiocese since 2011. Ordained a priest of the Capuchin Franciscans …
Samantha England: A Portrait of Perseverance Summit Country Day Teacher Educates While Battling Cancer
By Rebecca Sontag There are a thousand excuses for not making your own artwork. But the kids love to see what you can do. It brings a level of authenticity to your classroom also. The whole thing just worked out amazingly.” –Samantha England Samantha England had more than a thousand …
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman asks Catholics to serve mothers in need
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — In marking the "sorrowful anniversary" Jan. 22 of the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing abortion nationwide, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee said the Catholic Church’s pastoral response to all mothers in need "will soon intensify." The nation’s Catholic bishops …
Hospitality is an important ecumenical virtue, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Showing hospitality makes a person a better human being and a better Christian and is an important part of promoting Christian unity, Pope Francis said. "Working together to live with ecumenical hospitality, particularly toward those whose lives …
Solemn Requiem for Fr. Valentine Young, OFM set for January 30
On the seventh day after burial, join us for a Solemn Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Fr. Valentine Young, OFM. Mass will be a Solemn Traditional Mass, per Fr. Valentine’s request. The Mass will be held at Old Saint Mary’s Church, on Thursday, January 30, 2020 …
Opposition to death penalty growing among Republicans, activists say
By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Jan 21, 2020 / 06:00 pm (CNA).- The number of Republican state lawmakers opposed to capital punishment is growing, a conservative group claims, as anti-death penalty activists look forward to continued momentum from the right on this issue in 2020. “The nation is down to …
DOJ files brief in support of Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
Washington D.C., Jan 22, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The Department of Justice is officially supporting Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban before a federal circuit court. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed on Tuesday with the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Ohio’s law …
Trump declares Jan. 22 ‘National Sanctity of Human Life Day’
Washington D.C., Jan 21, 2020 / 04:18 pm (CNA).- President Donald Trump declared Jan. 22 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day, in a proclamation signed Monday. “On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our Nation proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life …
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rosalie Riggio dies at age 90
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 3, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rosalie Riggio died Dec. 25, 2019, at the age of 90 in Penrose Hospital, Pikes Peak Hospice, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sister Rosalie was born on May 8, 1929 to Joseph and Mary (Glaviano) Riggio in Jansen, Colorado. …
Box of Joy Cincinnati Seventh-Grader Helps Impoverished People
By Rebecca Sontag Katie Claes’ dad came home from work one evening excited about something he’d heard on the radio and told Katie all about it. During that morning’s commute on Sacred Heart Radio’s Son Rise Morning Show, Jason Claes listened to an interview with Jim Cavnar, president and cofounder of …
