Cesareo repeats call for greater lay involvement as church tackles abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) — National Review Board chairman Francesco Cesareo offered the U.S. bishops meeting in Baltimore a series of recommendations that he said will strengthen the church’s response to the ongoing clergy sexual abuse crisis. The recommendations made June 11 during the U.S. …
Proposed protocol outlines restrictions on bishops facing claim of abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — If a credible accusation of sexual misconduct has been reported against a retired bishop, his successor may act to limit the retired bishop’s scope of ministry, including the celebration of the sacraments and the right to be buried in the …
Vatican bank reports decreased profits in 2018
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a profit of 17.5 million euros (about US$19.8 million) in 2018, just over half the profit reported in the previous year, according …
Christians are called to serve, not use others, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who use others, rather than serve others, greatly harm the church, Pope Francis said. Christ’s instructions to his disciples to "cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and drive out demons" are the path to "a …
Photo Essay: Chaminade Julienne Baseball State Champs!
On Sunday, June 9 the Chaminade Julienne Eagles captured the Division II State Championship. The defending state champs finished the season at 26-2. In the finals at Canal Park in Akron, CJ defeated Gilmour Academy 4-2. Today’s Photo Essay takes a look at their championship days. Congratulations Head Coach Mike …
The Priests’ Personnel Office announces new Priest assignments
Effective May 19, 2019 Father Kenneth Schnipke, CPPS, as Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Montezuma, through June 3, 2019, while continuing as Pastor of Immaculate Conception, Celina, and St. Teresa, Rockford. Effective June 1, 2019 Father Thomas Snodgrass, as Parochial Administrator of St. Bernard, Taylor Creek, through June …
More than a century later, Sagrada Familia gets building permit
Barcelona, Spain, Jun 10, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- After 137 years of ongoing construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia received a building permit Friday. Construction on the basilica is expected to be completed in 2026. Architect Antoni Gaudí began his work on Sagrada Familia in 1883, and in 1914 stopped all …
From Field to Dreams to new church: St. John the Baptist, Harrison
By Walt Schaefer Since 2003, St. John the Baptist Church in Harrison has had its own field of dreams. That’s when Father Edward Shine purchased 26 acres of former farmland near the intersection of New Haven and Carolina Trace Roads, preparing for parish growth in a part of far …
Former NBA referee makes spiritual call to be permanent deacon
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Philadelphia By Lou Baldwin PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — If 30 years ago anyone told Steve Javie he would become a permanent deacon, he probably would have said, "No way." Sure, he came from a solid Catholic family with Mass every Sunday, confession every two weeks need …
Gender ideology is opposed to faith, reason, Vatican office says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic schools must help parents teach young people that biological sex and gender are naturally fixed at birth and part of God’s plan for creation, said the Congregation for Catholic Education. In a document published June 10, the congregation …