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 …
North American indigenous support Amazonian indigenous at synod
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon heard pleas to defend the rights of the region’s indigenous people and of the land they hold sacred, indigenous leaders from Canada and the United States came to Rome to support them. …
Seniors Tackle Social Justice at Chaminade Julienne
By Susie Bergman Small groups are making a big difference at Chaminade Julienne High School (CJHS) in Dayton. The Catholic high school, founded on the Marianists and Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur orders, has cultivated an atmosphere of faith in action (with a hint of good-natured competitiveness) through the …
2019 Spirit of Sister Dorothy Stang Awards
These awards honor the works of Sister Dorothy Stang, who went to Brazil nearly 50 years ago along with four other Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. In 1966, the sisters established a new convent at Coroatá in the state of Maranhão. As the sisters learned about the oppression of …
Finding Common Ground: Twinning Parishes Break Down Distance and Cultural Barriers
By Susie Bergman Imagine boarding a plane to leave the comfort and security of your homeland to begin a mission solely focused on relationship-building with people you’ve never met. It’s a mission that will take you to places you have never experienced before, with an unfamiliar culture and a significant …
Vatican promotes ‘smart rosary,’ selling for $109
Vatican City, Oct 15, 2019 / 09:44 am (CNA).- The Vatican promoted the launch of a ‘smart rosary’ bracelet Tuesday compatible with an iOS and Android app, which costs over $100. “In a world of indifference and in the face of so many injustices, poverty, elementary rights denied, praying for …
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS FOR WORLD MISSION DAY 2019
Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World Dear Brothers and Sisters, For the month of October 2019, I have asked that the whole Church revive her missionary awareness and commitment as we commemorate the centenary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud of Pope Benedict XV …
