Banners unfurled as faithful share stories of five saints
IMAGE: CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God. While the hanging of the banners Oct. 10 did not coincide …
DEPAUL CRISTO REY RECOGNIZES TWO SISTERS OF CHARITY WITH FOUNDERS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Two Sisters of Charity instrumental in the founding of DePaul Cristo Rey High School have been recognized with the school’s Founders Leadership Award. Sister Barbara Hagedorn, SC, and Sister Catherine Kirby, SC, were honored during DPCR’s annual Founders Day Mass on September 27. The Founders Leadership Award honors a person …
Vatican releases lineup for Christmas concert supporting the Amazon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jane Barlow, Dylan Martinez, Reuters, Jason Bell By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proceeds from a Christmas concert at the Vatican starring Lionel Richie, Bonnie Tyler and Susan Boyle will go to help protect the Amazon and support indigenous communities there. Sponsored by the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, …
Seize the Moment: Manual Labor and the Master’s Work
I can do a great deal of thinking on the top rung of a ladder. Chief among my thoughts is “Dear God, don’t let me fall,” but I’m also thinking other things too: “Go slow,” “Be careful,” and “You got this.” And then, on my most recent ascent, a new …
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 …
