Cuban Catholics pray for Cardinal Ortega battling terminal cancer
IMAGE: CNS photo/Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The archbishop of Havana said his predecessor, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, is in stable condition, but his health has weakened and taken a downturn in recent days. "We have received in this archdiocese countless calls and messages …
As raid threats stoke fears, church leaders try to comfort immigrants
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president’s threats came and went in tweets, but priests, women and men religious, church-affiliated organizations and even some bishops from around the country were left trying to dampen the fear they sparked among immigrant communities of faith. Though …
Syriac Catholic bishops optimistic amid dispersion of their faithful
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic patriarchate By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — Faced with the migration of Christians from Syria and Iraq, Syriac Catholic bishops meeting in Lebanon for their annual synod called upon church members "scattered everywhere in the East and West" to cling to their faith with …
Catholic youth group involved in fatal Colorado bus crash
Pueblo, Colo., Jun 24, 2019 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- A charter bus carrying members of a Catholic group from New Mexico crashed Sunday in southern Colorado, killing at least two people including the driver and injuring more than a dozen others. The group, high schoolers from Aquinas Newman Center at …
Australians begin ‘ad limina’ visits acknowledging impact of crisis
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The president of the Australian bishops’ conference told his fellow bishops that it is "a time of humiliation" for Catholic Church leaders, but he is convinced that God is still at work. As church leaders continue to face the …
Photo Essay: CJ Students help those impacted by Memorial Day Tornadoes.
In the past few days, students from Chaminade Julienne helped those impacted by the Memorial Day tornadoes. Check out the pictures below:
As immigration policy changes, so does work of Catholic organizations
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jorge Duenes, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Immigration policies rolled out during the Trump administration have spread fear among immigrant populations in the U.S., but Catholic organizations and parishes have responded with renewed efforts focused on helping those groups, a new survey says. The Federal Enforcement …
Attention vocalist: The Athenaeum Chorale holds auditions in August
Are you interested in singing the great works of the Church in a beautiful space? Consider joining the Athenaeum Chorale, a liturgical choral group that sings in the Seminary Chapel of St. Gregory the Great at the Athenaeum of Ohio. The Chorale season includes two Solemn Vespers liturgies, a beloved …
Today’s Video: The Rosary
Welcome to the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Today at 11:54 a.m. it officially became summer. Today’s video is a quick primer in learning The Rosary. Learn about the history and tradition of the Rosary, how to pray, what it means to meditate on the Mysteries of …
Vatican official praises Catholic media for coverage of sex abuse crisis
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Greg Erlandson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CNS) — In a remarkably frank and detailed speech, the Vatican official heading the department charged with reviewing clergy sexual abuse allegations told an assembly of Catholic journalists that his investigators and the press "share the same goal, which is …