In letter, pope encourages priests dejected by abuse crisis
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are discouraged by the actions of fellow clergy members who betrayed the trust of their flock through sexual abuse and abuse of conscience and power. In …
Obituary: Precious Blood Sister Patricia Will
A memorial Mass for Precious Blood Sister Patricia Will will be held at the Salem Heights chapel, 4960 Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday, August 7, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be at Salem Heights chapel on Tuesday, August 6 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Visitation on Wednesday, August 7th …
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Kathryn McFerrin (formerly Sister Mary Gregory) dies at age 90
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – August 5, 2019– Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Kathryn McFerrin died July 29, 2019, at the age of 90 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity. Sister Mary Kathryn was born on Dec. 30, 1928, to Charles E and Florentine …
Catholic Community Offers Support and Prayer to Dayton Following Shooting on August 4
The Dayton community and the archdiocese as a whole were rocked by the news of a mass shooting in the downtown Oregon district on August 4, less than 24 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, TX. The gunman, who was armed with an assault rifle and additional magazines, …
Archbishop Schnurr Issues Statement on the Shooting in Dayton, OH
In the aftermath of the horrific deadly overnight shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday August 4, 2019, Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has issued the following statement: “It is with a heavy heart that we turn to the Lord in prayer on this Sunday. As tragic and violent shootings continue in …
Statement From Chaminade Julienne on the Dayton Shooting
The Chaminade Julienne community joins with so many others in the region in the sense of grief and shock from the tragedy in the historic Oregon District early this morning (Sunday, August 4). While our hearts have broken many times by the losses experienced in other cities, including El Paso, …
Pope Francis prays for victims of shootings in U.S.
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 4, 2019 / 04:35 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Sunday remembered the victims, and the families of the victims, of recent shootings in Texas, California, and Ohio, asking for prayers. “I am spiritually close to the victims of the episodes of violence that these days …
Texas, New Mexico dioceses unite in prayer after El Paso shooting
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Catholic dioceses of El Paso, Texas, and neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, have joined in prayer after an August 3 mass shooting in a mall left several dead and many injured. “Our prayers are with our neighboring city of El Paso and everyone affected by the …
President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Domestic Justice Chairman issued a Statement Following Shooting in El Paso
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the following statement in response to the tragic shooting at the Cielo Vista Mall in El …
NASA flight director says faith, family have marked his life’s journey
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald By Jo Ann Zuniga HOUSTON (CNS) — Gene Kranz, NASA flight director during the 1969 landing of the first man on the moon, spoke about faith and family to more than 1,000 attending the Galveston Houston Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast July 30. In attendance …