Century-old ‘Bishops’ Program’ highlights Labor Day statement
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tim Aeppel, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — The 1919 "Bishops’ Program for Social Reconstruction" was showcased in this year’s Labor Day statement to demonstrate how so many of the issues the bishops touched upon a century ago in the wake of World War I’s end still …
Pope: Proclaim God’s love through care for needy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While listening to and obeying God’s word brings healing and comfort to those in need, it also can attract disdain and even hatred from others, Pope Francis said. Christians are called to proclaim the love of God through …
Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Marie Josetta Wethington
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – August 26, 2019 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Marie Josetta Wethington died Aug. 17, 2019, at the age of 87 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. Sister Marie Josetta was born Margaret Ann Wethington on March 5, 1932, to Joseph F. and Etta (Walter) Wethington in …
Update: Pope, bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
IMAGE: CNS photo/NASA, NOAA handout via Reuters By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Describing the Amazon rainforest as "vital for our planet," Pope Francis joined the regions bishops in praying for action to extinguish the massive fires burning there. "We are all worried about the vast fires that have developed in …
Shining a light in the darkness is New Orleans man’s day job
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — From his elevated perch on the shoeshine stand near Concourse C of Louis Armstrong International Airport — a nondescript wooden platform with two blue-padded chairs and four metal footrests — Wayne Kendrick notices everything and …
Retired pope responds to criticism of his reflection on abuse crisis
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By FREIBURG, Germany (CNS) — Responding to criticism of notes he published about the roots of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, retired Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point. "As far as I can see, in most reactions to …
Kentucky students learn sustainability helps protect God’s creation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — Sustainability is a lesson that even the leader of a green-minded school admits she is learning. Students at St. Agnes School in Louisville, Kentucky, took energy surveys of their elementary campus and caught the principal red-, or rather, hot-handed. …
Meet Your New Deacon Class
By Deacon Mark Machuga In 1964, the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium restored the order of deacon as a permanent rank of the hierarchy of the Church. For, strengthened by sacramental grace [deacons] are dedicated to the People of God, in conjunction with the bishop and his body of …
Photo Essay: Celtic Mass 2019
In August, it was the Celtic Festival in Cincinnati. Check out the photos!
First VIDEO posted Aug. 26, 2019
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After nearly two weeks of massive protests in the fallout of scandals involving corruption and offensive private messages, Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico resigned from office, becoming the first governor to do so in the island’s history. In a Facebook Live video message broadcast …