Balkans visit: Pope to touch sensitive issues of ecumenism, migration
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alexandros Avramidis, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will head to the Eastern periphery of Europe May 5-7, visiting Bulgaria and North Macedonia, both predominantly Orthodox countries with a small, but active Catholic minority. Christians in both nations claim the great 9th-century evangelizers, Sts. …
Jesus replaced law of revenge with law of love, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The scales of justice cannot solve everything, especially when it comes to stopping a cycle of evil vengeance, Pope Francis said. "Evil knows revenge and if it is not halted, it risks spreading, suffocating the whole world," he …
Bishop says ‘love of Christ’ compels him to proclaim Gospel of life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23. "Faith in the crucified and risen Christ shields us from two cold …
Volunteer gardener at crisis maternity home provides balm for the wounded
IMAGE: CNS photo/John Farmer de la Torre, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Outside of a week or two in the darkest days of winter, it’s always gardening season for Jana Hukriede. A key volunteer at Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri’s LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home …
Curia reforms put priority on evangelization, synodality, cardinals say
By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — The proposed apostolic constitution for reforming and governing the Roman Curia is expected to emphasize the church’s missionary mandate with the creation of a "super-dicastery" merging two offices dedicated to evangelization. "The main point of the new apostolic constitution is that the church’s mission …
Obituary: Sr. Raphael Grueter
Sr. Raphael (Rosemary) Grueter, OSU, died peacefully at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center on April 12, 2019, at the age of 92. Beloved member of the Ursulines of Brown County for 75 years. Sr. Raphael is the dear sister of Gerald Grueter (the late Sue) of Birmingham, MI. Special aunt …
Obituary: Sister Louanna Orth
Born and raised in the Wrightwood neighborhood of Chicago, Louanna Orth considered herself fortunate to know all four of her grandparents and her maternal great-grandparents. All but one of her grandparents were born in the United States, and her maternal grandfather was the only one who claimed a heritage other …
Seek the Lord for May by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati ordains men to the priesthood each May. This is also a popular month for weddings. That is probably a coincidence, but an appropriate one. Matrimony and Holy Orders (which includes the permanent diaconate) are both important sacraments that, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, …
Totus Tuus Schedule for 2019
TOTUS TUUS (Latin for Totally Yours) is a fun and energetic parish based summer catechetical program for both grade school age children and middle and high school youth. TOTUS TUUS gathers together college students and seminarians from across the United States onto teaching teams of four in order to train …
Encore: Argentine martyrs’ road to beatification recalls period of military rule
IMAGE: CNS photo/David Agren By David Agren LA RIOJA, Argentina (CNS) — Bishop Enrique Angelelli Carletti traveled to a rural corner of his diocese in July 1973 to celebrate the feast of San Antonio. He was run out of town instead. A mob organized by wealthy landowners pelted him with …