Fact or fiction? Nine popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 12, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- In the 500 years since Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in Mexico, where she appeared. Fr. Eduardo Chávez was the postulator for Juan Diego’s …
Saint Nicholas Inspires all ages at the Shrine
MARIA STEIN, Ohio (November 27, 2019) – The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics recently hosted two events featuring St. Nicholas, to celebrate his feast day on December 6th. St. Nicholas of Myra was a fourth century bishop in Turkey who was noted for his generosity and the miracles …
Update: Germany tour led to making Holocaust research her life’s work
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joel Mason-Gaines, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Suzanne Brown-Fleming was on a track to the kind of career she wanted. After having been educated in Catholic schools in the Virginia suburbs of Washington for 12 years, she flourished further in her undergraduate …
Quick Pics: Elder paints in the Holiday on the Hill Painting Contest
The Elder Art Department participated again this year in the Holiday on the Hill Painting Contest. This year’s painting contest theme was “Holiday Traditions” and the painting is located at Warsaw Federal. Elder’s window won 1st place in the high school category.
Sainthood cause advances for religious sister, educator who fought racism
Baltimore, Md., Dec 11, 2019 / 12:30 am (CNA).- In the race to see who will become the first canonized black American saint, one candidate’s cause has advanced: Mother Mary Lange, a renowned educator and founder of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first community of religious sisters in the …
Martyrdom comes from following Christ without compromise, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — There always will be martyrs among Christians in the world, Pope Francis said. Martyrdom "is the sign that we are on Jesus’ path; it’s a blessing from the Lord that within the people of God there is someone who gives …
DC basilica attack leaves ‘Mary’s Shrine’ shaken, and at prayer
By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Dec 10, 2019 / 04:55 pm (CNA).- A violent attack at “Mary’s Shrine” in Washington D.C. on Tuesday shook the community and prompted prayer and solidarity among staff and regular attendees. “It was evil, it was tragic—it could have been worse,” Monsignor Vito Buonanno, associate …
Everyday Heroes: How former Eagles GM founded Ronald McDonald houses
IMAGE: CNS photo/Spirit Juice, courtesy Knights of Columbus By Andrew Fowler Jim Murray became the youngest general manager in NFL history without a family connection when he was hired at age 36 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1974. Five years before, Murray joined the Eagles’ public relations staff at a …
New poll shows how Catholics view the 2020 election
Washington D.C., Dec 9, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Less than a year before the 2020 presidential election, a landmark poll of both Catholic and non-Catholic voters found that Catholics largely align with other American voters, representing a broad diversity of political perspectives and plans for the upcoming national election. …
Supreme Court denies appeal of Kentucky ultrasound law
Washington D.C., Dec 9, 2019 / 09:35 am (CNA).- Kentucky’s ultrasound requirement for abortions survived an appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices declined to take up a challenge to the law. Kentucky’s law, “The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act,” requires abortion doctors to present and describe an …
