ChristLife event provides evangelization training, spiritual inspiration
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rus VanWestervelt, Catholic Review By Rus VanWestervelt ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (CNS) — Simon Wong’s 40-hour journey to the ChristLife National Training Conference began at his parish, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit — in Penang, Malaysia. "The 40 hours was a blessing," Wong said of multiple jet flights, spurred …
‘They put a gun to my head,’ says Honduran mother of six
IMAGE: CNS photo/David Agren By David Agren TENOSIQUE, Mexico (CNS) — Maribel — a Garifuna woman from Honduras and mother of six children, ages 6 months to 16 years — only wanted to work. She baked coconut bread and sold it the streets of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, until a …
Program works to heal Iraqi Christians suffering in mind, soul
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dalia Khamissy By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — After enduring persecution, violence and uprooting, a group of Iraqi religious and laypeople are on the path to healing. "They are suffering, in their minds and in their souls," said Melkite Father Gabriel Hachem, part of a team from …
Vatican to open tombs looking for young woman missing since 1983
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican City State tribunal has ordered the opening of two tombs in a small Vatican cemetery at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983. Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican City resident and …
A prayer on Independence Day
Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with us today. Hear our prayers, and increase in us the will to follow your Son Jesus. Help us to draw on the resources of our faith as we use the opportunities of our democracy to shape a society more respectful of …
‘Migrants are persons like us’: Border bishops offer prayers after deaths
IMAGE: CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic bishops from both sides of the border near McAllen, Texas, issued a joint statement expressing condolences to the families of migrant children and parents who recently drowned trying to cross the river into the United States. Bishop Daniel …
Obituaries for June
Father Peter Helmlinger A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Peter Helmlinger was celebrated June 18 at Holy Angels Church in Sidney. Father Helmlinger, 65, died June 10. A native of Sidney, Father Helmlinger received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Thomas More College and a Master of Divinity from …
Pope Francis Prayer intentions for July
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for 2019 Entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) JULY The Integrity of Justice That those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice which prevails in the world may not have the last word.
Question of Faith: Does the Church Censor Books? Impetus is on the Reader
Q: It is difficult to know when shopping for books in a store or online whether a book’s content is contrary to the faith. Does the Church still censor books? If so, what is the best place to check if a book or an author has been censored by the …
Embracing an Expectant Catholicism
Wow, what an adventure. I just got back from Michigan, where I spent a week with an apostolate called St. Paul Street Evangelization (“SPSE”), bringing the Gospel to absolute strangers. Me. I did that. Nicholas Hardesty, the most introverted guy you will ever meet, walked up to random people in …
