Bishop Strickland says he asked pope about McCarrick report
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, said he asked Pope Francis about the Vatican investigation into Theodore E. McCarrick and the release of a promised report on how the former cardinal managed to rise through the church ranks. …
Supreme Court to reexamine contraceptive mandate for religious employers
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Little Sisters of the Poor are once again going to the Supreme Court. The order of women religious who care for the elderly poor have been down this road before, twice defending their right to not comply with the government’s health law requiring …
Smuggled out of Warsaw Ghetto, child spent five years with Catholic ‘mom’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Debbie Hill By Judith Sudilovsky TEL AVIV, Israel (CNS) — Krystyna Linden does not remember much about the first five years of her life, which she spent in a tiny village outside of Warsaw as the daughter of Michalina Janiszewska. She was born to Rozalia (Rutka) Labenska Lindenbaum …
Integral development for all is a moral duty, pope tells leaders at Davos
IMAGE: CNS photo/Denis Balibouse, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told global business and government leaders that everyone has the moral responsibility to seek the integral development of all people, but especially those who are in need, suffering injustice or whose lives are threatened. "The moral …
Campaign Grants $6 Million in Tuition Grants
Now in its fourth year, the “One Faith, One Hope, One Love” capital campaign has begun to make a big difference in the lives of parents who have their children enrolled in Catholic schools within the archdiocese. Forty percent of the pledges collected are allocated to the Catholic Education Fund …
St. Michael School in Ripley Word is Getting Out About This Southern Ohio Hidden Gem
By M.D. Pitman St. Michael School in Ripley is one of the best-kept secrets in Brown and Adams Counties, but its secret is beginning to spread. The school has nearly doubled its student enrollment in the past three school years, going from around 60 students to 116 this school year, …
Photo Essay: Rose (Lavelle), White and Blue at Mount Notre Dame
An amazing afternoon during Rose, White and Blue as Mount Notre Dame alumna and 2019 World Cup Soccer Champion Rose Lavelle ’13 visited January 17.
Pope decries ‘barbaric resurgence’ of anti-Semitism
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis condemned the "barbaric resurgence" of anti-Semitism and criticized the selfish indifference that is creating the conditions for division, populism and hatred. "I will never tire of firmly condemning every form of anti-Semitism," the pope told a delegation …
Germany’s synodal assembly a step to rebuilding church’s credibility
IMAGE: CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA By FRANKFURT, Germany (CNS) — Catholic leaders in Germany have compiled responses from lay Catholics in areas related to who holds power in the church, sexual morals, the role of priests and the place of women in church offices in preparation for an upcoming synodal …
Obituary: Father Valentine Young, OFM
Father Valentine Young, OFM died on January. 17 at the age of 88. Preceded in death by all of his immediate family, Father Valentine is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. He was born Feb. 20, 1931, one of 11 children of Clarence and Margaret (Groh) Young of …
