At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to …
Update: Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase — presumably the product of his criticisms of the Central American nation’s president. Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega of Managua said April …
Human trafficking is ‘crime against humanity,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Maxim Shemeto, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human trafficking is a "crime against humanity," because it denies the human dignity of the victim, seeing him or her only as a piece of merchandise to be used to enrich or give pleasure to another, Pope Francis …
Update: Retired pope publishes reflection on abuse crisis
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts about what must be done now. Seeing the crisis …
Update: Ohio General Assembly Passes Heartbeat Bill
Update: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has signed Senate Bill 23, the Human Rights and Heartbeat Protection Act, as passed by the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives. The bill will become effective 90 days after filing by the Secretary of State. UPDATE: Ohio Governor Mike …
Contagiously Catholic: Lessons in Parish Leadership from the Cincinnati Reds
By Sean Ater – The game of baseball is a great analogy for an evangelizing parish. We love the analogy so much that we built our evangelization process around the analogy. One analogy that we can make between baseball and an evangelizing parish has to do with the critical role …
Throwback Thursday: Lauren Hill’s story bearing fruits for DIPG research
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The bright lights of national media rarely focus on Division III college basketball, but on Nov. 2, 116 members of said media were credentialed for a Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball game. The attention had little to do with the actual contest between …
Catholic doctor gives medical view of Christ’s passion, crucifixion
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post By Tom Dermody DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) — Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, a Catholic surgeon said April 4 during a talk that examined the 18 hours of Christ’s passion and crucifixion from a medical perspective. "Christ emptied himself," Dr. Timothy Millea …
Encore: Seeking Christ’s face: Some believe hilltop shrine holds true relic
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves MANOPPELLO, Italy (CNS) — At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar. Once light is shined on the cloth of byssus fiber, …
Volunteer crew prepares oils to be blessed at chrism Mass in Indianapolis
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sean Gallagher, The Criterion By Sean Gallagher INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The annual chrism Mass to be celebrated April 16 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis will arguably be one of the most solemn and joyful moments of worship this year for the Catholic Church in central …