Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stringer, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 when Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. "The pope’s very presence will be his …
Update: Australian pro-life leaders organize to block bill legalizing abortion
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giovanni Portelli, courtesy Right To Life NSW By Catherine Sheehan SYDNEY (CNS) — Thousands of pro-life supporters demonstrated in the streets of Sydney, expressing their opposition to a bill in the New South Wales state parliament that would permit abortion until birth for any reason. The demonstration Aug. …
Fly tying gives Vermont religious brother a supportive connection to vets
IMAGE: CNS photo/Cori Fugere Urban, Vermont Catholic magazine By Cori Fugere Urban BURLINGTON, Vt. (CNS) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Burlington was quiet on a steamy summer day except for the sound of a fan and occasional banter among the veterans who concentrated on the tiny pieces …
Photo Essay: A beautiful Marian Procession in Botkins
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother August 15, parishioners in the Petersburg Region processed through the streets of Botkins celebrating the Blessed Mother.
Obituary: Deacon Michael J. Leo
Deacon Michael J. Leo, a Deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Deacon Leo was ordained to the Diaconate by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton Ohio on April 27, 2013. Deacon Leo served at Holy Trinity …
Archbishop Responds to Father Drew Being Placed on Leave of Absence (Updated August 29, 2019)
Updated August 29, 2019: During the weekend of July 27-28 it was announced at Masses that Father Geoff Drew, pastor of St. Ignatius Parish in Cincinnati, is on administrative leave. No further details were provided, which left many feeling frustrated. On Monday, July 29, parishioners attended a meeting at St. …
Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mark Dadswell, Reuters By MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria announced its decision …
New Orleans’ women religious donate 25 acres for flood control project
IMAGE: CNS photo/ By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — In topographically challenged New Orleans, where "running water" can be a pejorative depending on whether it is flowing inside or outside the house, a long-promised, 25-acre stormwater management and flood control project called the Mirabeau Water Garden will be …
Chaldean Catholics celebrate Mary, culture, family at Ohio national shrine
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter CAREY, Ohio (CNS) — With its one stoplight and surrounding cornfields, the small Ohio village of Carey seems an unlikely travel destination. Yet, once a year, an estimated 5,000 visitors swell the town population to more than double. For nine days, climaxing on …
Investigation underway into cause for sainthood for martyrs of Burundi
IMAGE: CNS photos/courtesy Xaverian Missionaries By Francis Njuguna NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause. Catholic bishops in this central African nation June …