Colombian diocese, with some U.S. support, helps flood of Venezuelans
IMAGE: CNS photo/Manuel Rueda By Manuel Rueda CUCUTA, Colombia (CNS) — Every weekday before she heads to work, Angelica Tesorero takes her small children to a day care center run by the Diocese of Cucuta. She hugs the two siblings, kisses them on the cheek and leaves them to a …
Daily prayer is key to Catholics remaining active in church, says speaker
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Brown, Diocese of Tucson By Michael Brown TUCSON, Ariz. (CNS) — Robert Feduccia, founding director of the Youth Liturgical Leadership Program at St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana, made respect for diversity a key theme in his keynote, "Liturgy in a Missionary Key," at …
Vatican donates masks to China to combat coronavirus outbreak
IMAGE: CNS photo/Thomas Peter, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican donated thousands of protective masks to several Chinese provinces affected by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. In an email to Catholic News Service Feb. 3, the Vatican press office confirmed a report that appeared …
Vatican donates masks to China to combat coronavirus outbreak
IMAGE: CNS photo/Thomas Peter, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican donated thousands of protective masks to several Chinese provinces affected by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. In an email to Catholic News Service Feb. 3, the Vatican press office confirmed a report that appeared …
San Francisco, Kansas City bishops make Super Bowl wager
Kansas City, Mo., Feb 1, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- On Sunday the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will play Super Bowl LIV, and the local ordinaries of the teams have made a friendly wager on the outcome of the game. The teams will play in Miami Today, …
The 2020 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) Make an impact!
Together, we can teach, feed, and heal through our CMA ministries. Thousands of people across 19 counties in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati rely on the generosity of people like you. Your gift makes a meaningful difference for families during some of life’s most difficult moments. The CMA supports six ministries …
Archbishop Schnurr Welcomes Four Into the Catholic Church at Lebanon Correctional
by Jennifer Schack At Christmas Masses around the archdiocese, churches filled with bustling families and friends snuggled tightly into pews to celebrate the birth of our Lord. Lights, trees and wreaths filled churches to accompany the joy of the beautiful feast day. But there was at least one Christmas Mass …
Reflections: The Piety of the Steps
Fr. Rob Jack STL Piety is a gift of the Holy Spirit through which one cherishes and passes on the history of one’s faith as a source of one’s human and Christian identity. When we place around ourselves pictures of our families and friends and our pets and personal mementos, …
If you go: Praying the Steps in Mt. Adams
Today’s primer on Praying the Steps in Mt. Adams at Holy Cross Immaculata Church. What to expect: People began praying on the hillside while the church was being built and, after 1859, gathering to pray on its original steps. Eventually, the custom developed into a Good Friday observance, and for …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for February 2020
Listen to the Migrants’ Cries We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered.
