God in all things: Synod looks at indigenous ‘theology of creation’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but — tapping into his Jesuit roots — urging respect for a worldview that sees God in all things. The pope Oct. 9 …
Photo Essay: Out and About in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Out and About in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! Click photo to click through the photos.
Throwback Thursday: Looking back at the Dedication of Spoerl Bartlett Field at Carroll High School
Story and photos by Jeff Unroe. The dedication ceremony began at 6:30 p.m. on September 6, and featured the traditional pregame performance by the Marching Patriots, an address from Carroll Principal Matt Sableski, a blessing of the field by Father Ethan Moore, and a ceremonial ringing of the Victory Bell …
Update: Most Amazon bishops support ‘viri probati,’ women deacons, bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or "viri probati," as a way of addressing the lack of priests in the region, a Brazilian bishop said. Speaking to …
Little Sisters of the Poor again seek Supreme Court’s help
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Ringenberg, Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Little Sisters of the Poor filed a petition with the Supreme Court Oct. 1 asking the court to once again protect them from the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act. This …
Obituary: Sister Monica McGloin, OP
Sister Monica McGloin, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 2, 2019 at the age of 78. The daughter of the late John and Theresa (Torpey) McGloin, she was born January 4, 1941 in New York City. Sister Monica entered the novitiate of the …
Journalist talks about reconciling faith and career of covering executions
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald By Jo Ann Zuniga HOUSTON (CNS) — Michael Graczyk, a parishioner at a Catholic church in Montgomery County, Texas, has personally witnessed more than 400 executions of Texas inmates in death penalty cases in his career as a journalist. An Associated Press reporter …
Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at fall assembly
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore. Each office is elected from a slate of 10 candidates who have been nominated …
Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church. "The truth …
The Christian battle is against evil, not people, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Catholics attack other members of the church, they are hurting Christ, Pope Francis said. "Even those who are ideologists, because they want the ‘purity’ of the church, strike at Christ," he said during his weekly general audience in …