Before the bell: Pope pays surprise visit to Rome high school
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By ROME (CNS) — On the last day of school before Christmas vacation, the students of Rome’s Pilo Albertelli High School were summoned to the school’s courtyard. Some 800 students met Pope Francis there Dec. 20; he was ready to listen to their questions and offer …
Pope, U.N. chief record video with their Christmas wishes for peace
IMAGE: CNS photo/Filippo Monteforte, pool via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis and the secretary-general of the United Nations said that, like millions of people around the world, during the Christmas season their thoughts turn to yearnings for peace and for the well-being of those in …
Today’s Photo Essay: Candidacy to Holy Orders
Congratulations to all the men who recently received candidacy to holy orders! Please pray for them as they continue their discernment. (Photos by EL Hubbard) Archdiocese of Cincinnati Brice Jacob Berger Adam Christopher Berning Stephen Augustine Codekas John Paul Grusenmeyer Antonio James Losekamp Benjamin Steven Mersch Matthew Elliot Montag Anthony …
Prayer service at holidays consoles those grieving loss of loved ones
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter ST. MEINRAD, Ind. (CNS) — For most, the holidays are bright days of cheer, filled with laughter, joy and time spent with loved ones. But for some, the darkness of grief smothers the Christmas spirit. There is an empty seat at the dinner …
Authors: Recent media coverage causes misperceptions on Vatican finances
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Recent media coverage that points to potential financial misdealing at the Vatican is creating misperceptions about corruption and fails to adequately explain how the fluid world of financial investing works, said the authors of an article published in a University …
Set aside indifference, fear in order to build peace, pope tells diplomats
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Peace requires setting aside indifference and fear so that a feeling of mutual respect may grow and flourish, Pope Francis told diplomats. "This, in turn, leads to the development of a culture of inclusion, a more just economic system …
SCOTUS to hear Catholic school religious freedom cases
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2019 / 06:00 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Supreme Court will decide two religious freedom cases concerning Catholic schools during its upcoming term, the court announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The court consolidated the cases Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. …
Does ‘The Two Popes’ fairly represent Francis and Benedict? Critics say ‘no’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 18, 2019 / 11:36 am (CNA).- A new Netflix production, “The Two Popes” centers on several imagined meetings between Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in the period between the 2005 conclave which elected Benedict and the 2013 conclave which elected Pope Francis. …
Cathedral in Iraq’s largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
By Courtney Mares Mosul, Iraq, Dec 19, 2019 / 03:01 am (CNA).- The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and set it aflame; however, in 2020 the Syriac Catholic cathedral will be restored as Iraq’s largest Christian community …
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Bernadette Kambeitz Celebrates 100th Birthday
Delhi Township – This week friends and family of Sister of Charity Bernadette Kambeitz celebrated a century of blessings. A Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 82 years, Sister Bernadette turned 100 years old on Dec. 13, 2019. A couple of days before her 100th birthday, Sisters and friends of …
