A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Nagasaki
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden NAGASAKI, Japan (CNS) — Saying it is "perverse" to think the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world safer, Pope Francis urged a renewed commitment to disarmament and to the international treaties designed to limit or eliminate nuclear weapons. Pope Francis began his …
Pope arrives in Japan — decades later than he’d hoped
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden TOKYO (CNS) — Describing himself as a "missionary pilgrim," Pope Francis finally fulfilled a more than five-decade-old desire to share the Gospel in Japan. Arriving in Tokyo Nov. 23 after a five-hour flight from Bangkok, the pope met almost immediately with the bishops …
Jubilarians 2019: Sisters of Charity
A total of 33 Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati celebrated special anniversaries with the Community in 2019 with years of commitment ranging from 60 to 75 years. The women represent 2,020 total years of service in the Cincinnati Archdiocese, in dioceses throughout the United States and beyond. Diamond Jubilarians, marking …
Jubilarians 2019: Sisters of Mercy
60 Years Sister Mary Louise Averbeck, RSM (formerly Sister Mary Laetare) Sister Mary Lou grew up in St. Martin Parish in Cheviot and attended Mother of Mercy High School. Her years of ministry as a Sister if Mercy have been in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, teaching junior high students in …
NCYC goes from rowdy to reverent for Blessed Sacrament, pope’s message
IMAGE: CNS screen grab/Vatican News By Natalie Hoefer INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Outside, a cold drizzle dampened Indianapolis Nov. 21. Inside the city’s convention center, however, it seemed as if the pure joy and enthusiasm of 20,000 people — mostly high school youths — would have held off the damp chill …
Government supporters besiege another Nicaraguan church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pro-government mobs besieged another Nicaraguan parish, further inflaming tensions between the Catholic Church and President Daniel Ortega, whose Sandinista regime is targeting dissidents and attempting to stamp out dissent. On Nov. 21, Ortega supporters tried to enter St. …
A Closer Look: Christ the King of Individuals & Nations, of Time & Eternity
On Nov. 24 this year, the universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, more commonly known as the Feast of Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in Dec. 1925 by the promulgation of his encylical, Quas Primas, written in the …
Be brave enough to dialogue, pope tells Thai religious leaders
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden BANGKOK (CNS) — Meeting Thai religious leaders and then celebrating Mass with Catholic young adults, Pope Francis encouraged them to strengthen a culture that treasures the past, holds fast to faith, is unafraid of differences and always seeks a way to promote dialogue …
Jubilarians 2019: Missionaries of the Precious Blood
60 Years Father William Beuth, C.PP.S. Fr. Beuth, a native of Springdale, Pa., entered the Society in 1946 and was ordained on May 31, 1959. Fr. Beuth has served as a missionary to Peru and Guatemala for most of his life as a priest. After his ordination, Fr. Beuth served …
Federal judge blocks scheduled executions of federal death-row inmates
IMAGE: CNS photo/Erin Scott, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal injections they were to receive goes against the Federal Death Penalty Act. When U.S. Attorney General William …