Church across street from Charlotte campus shooting prays for peace
IMAGE: CNS photo/SueAnn Howell, Catholic News Herald By CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — People gathered to pray at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte the day after a student opened fire April 30 in a classroom at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, which killed two people and wounded four others. "Our …
Fearful Venezuelan migrants find warm welcome from church in Brazil
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Barbara Fraser PACARAIMA, Brazil (CNS) — The border between Venezuela and Brazil has been closed since Feb. 22, but hundreds of Venezuelan migrants still stream across daily, seeking refuge from a worsening political and economic crisis. They come from various parts of Venezuela, from the …
Holy boldness: Profile of women religious rising at Vatican
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican can move at a snail’s pace but looking back over the past six years, the profile of women, especially women religious, at Vatican events has risen sharply. The Roman Curia is not teeming with women leaders and …
Nations stirring up nationalism betray their mission, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Migrants are not a threat to a nation’s culture, traditions and values, Pope Francis said. Every nation is a product of immigration and the integration of diverse peoples, united by specific values, cultures and "healthy traditions," he said. That …
Church attacked by Maduro loyalists after Mass, Venezuelan bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raged across the country, National Guard forces loyal to the embattled head of state launched tear gas at churchgoers attending Mass at a local parish. In a letter published May …
Event Alert: Community Prayer Service at Maria Stein Shrine
In light of the recent flooding and poor farming conditions, we will be holding a special prayer service to venerate the relics of St. Isidore (Patron Saint of Farmers) and St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (Miracle Worker and Patron Saint of Flooding). So many businesses, homes and farms have been affected. We …
Satan, not God, tricks people with temptation, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God never tricks, traps or tempts his children to sin or commit evil, Pope Francis said. God is with his people every step of the way — during times of joy and sadness, triumph and tribulation — and he …
Seize the Moment Mediatrix: The month of May and the neglected church teaching about Mary
May is a magnificent month. Spring is here. The sun is shining. Life is emerging from its slumber. In Catholic tradition, this month of light, warmth, and motherhood is also devoted to the mother of Jesus. May is the “month of Mary,” and so it is fitting for us to …
Annual celebration recognizes vocation of religious brothers
“And you are all brothers” (Matthew 23:8). The third annual Religious Brothers Day, on May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, recognize the gift that the vocation is to the Church and the faith and dedication of the men called to this life. “The Catholic Telegraph” spoke with …
Obituaries in April
Father Leo Schloemer A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Leo Bernard Schloemer was celebrated April 3 at Our Lady of the Fields Chapel in Fairfield. Father Schloemer, 94, died March 25. He was a Glenmary Home Missioner for 67 years. A native of Cincinnati, Father Schloemer made his first …
