‘We are all responsible’: Bishop urges lifestyle change to protect Amazon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must involve not just Amazonian nations, but countries in Europe and North America, bishops said. "This is a special synod, but it has universal consequences," …
Everyday Heroes: Knight and ex-MLB pitcher now running with Grace
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus By Andrew Fowler Trever Miller was born to be a pitcher. The Kentucky native loved the challenge baseball presented. The struggle between two men. One with a ball. The other 60 feet 6 inches away, holding a bat. Over a 21-year career in professional …
Photo Essay: Annual Car Blessing “Drive-Thru” style.
The annual car blessing occurred before youth group on Oct. 20. Jeff Rosfeld, Katie Metzger, Fr. Larry, Deacon Brian, and the high school youth group were on hand to bless cars “drive thru” style in the Kenwood Pastoral Region of All Saints Parish and Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish.
Cardinal talks about listening at the synod, being loyal to the pope
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said that as a European member of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, his first task is to listen and his second task is to examine ways his lifestyle and that of …
Judgment Day: New book claims Vatican close to financial ruin
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — An Italian author who was once tried and acquitted by a Vatican court for publishing leaked documents is claiming in a new book that decades of mismanagement, shady deals and decreasing donations will leave the Vatican no …
Today’s Video: St. John Paul II
Today’s Video looks at the sayings of St. John Paul II: Christ is Freedom Prayer to St. John Paul II Oh, St. John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the Church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading her along the paths of …
Thieves steal statues used at synod prayer, throw them in the river
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Two men entered a Catholic Church near the Vatican early Oct. 21 and stole copies of a statue of a pregnant woman that had been a centerpiece of several prayer services connected to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. …
Explaining Scripture, Venezuelan priest becomes social media sensation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Manuel Rueda By Manuel Rueda CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS) — Understanding the Bible can be challenging, but Catholics in Venezuela are becoming more familiar with Scripture through the work of a tech-savvy friar. Capuchin Franciscan Father Luis Antonio Salazar is breaking with traditional ways of preaching and bringing the …
From sidewalk weeds to Amazon waterways, the wonders of creation abound
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The forests, rivers and swamps of the Amazon basin do many things. They lock away carbon and methane, two key greenhouse gases. They produce half of the rain that falls over the region. They are a source of …
Today’s Video: When a Funeral Mass doesn’t quite go as planned.
Sometimes, things go horribly wrong at church. Father Casey tells of his worst experience celebrating a funeral mass and what he learned from it.
