Mission is to make disciples for Christ, not for one’s group, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Christian is called to be a missionary, sharing the good news of salvation in Christ and making disciples for him, not for oneself or one’s clique of like-minded believers, Pope Francis said. "What instructions does the Lord give …
Purcell Marian High School: Now an International Baccalaureate World School
Purcell Marian High School is now an International Baccalaureate World School. IB is recognized across the world for its innovative approach to education, placing an equal focus on academics and other transferable skills, in order to best prepare students for success beyond high school. There are 1,838 IB World schools …
Fair Trade Coffee Shop Gives Saint Ursula Academy Community A ‘Boost’
Story and photos by Eileen Connelly, OSU On a recent Thursday morning, business was booming at Bulldog Boost, a student-run Fair Trade coffee shop at Saint Ursula Academy (SUA). “I need my coffee, and this is quality coffee from a good source,” said religion teacher Deanna Cahill as she waited …
Catholic school students in Bahamas show resiliency after Dorian
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tom Tracy By Tom Tracy FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (CNS) — While many public schools in Grand Bahama remain closed some five weeks after Hurricane Dorian’s landfall, Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Academy is back in session with a new daily schedule and newly refurbished spaces. Principal Joye …
Church must make ‘preferential option for the Amazon,’ bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As tropical forests fall victim to loggers, miners and ranchers, the Catholic Church must take sides to defend the Amazon region and its people, said a bishop whose Bolivian diocese has been ravaged by fire this year. …
Volleyball, Life and God at Seton High School
Story & photo by M.D. Pitman Before every volleyball home game, Seton’s team goes to the school’s chapel to pray. They don’t pray for a win. They pray to become closer as teammates and to God and to be better versions of themselves. “That’s where we hold a lot of …
Catholic priest murdered in Kenya, latest in string of killings
IMAGE: CNS photo/Fredrick Nzwili By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — A Catholic priest who disappeared from his family home was found dead in a shallow grave in southeastern Kenya a week after he was reported missing. Police investigators and pathologists Oct. 16 exhumed the body of Father Michael Maingi …
Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Cheryl Ann Grenier dies at age 72
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – October 18, 2019 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Cheryl Ann Grenier died Oct. 13, 2019, at the age of 72 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Cheryl Ann was born on Sept. 15, 1947 to Noble and Delores …
Development proposals at synod raise questions about indigenous rights
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proposals for Amazonian development made by well-known observers at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon could conflict with the expectations of indigenous people unless they are included in decision-making, some synod participants said. In his four-minute presentation …
Couple says adoption is a blessing, gift and ‘roller coaster of emotions’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass By Benjamin Wideman KIEL, Wis. (CNS) — After David and Maria Schuette got married in 2015, they wanted a family right away but months later they found out that infertility issues would likely prevent them from having children of their own. "It was tough …