Pope prays for eventual visit to South Sudan, peace in Bolivia
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rodrigo Urzagasti, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Expressing his hope to visit South Sudan next year, Pope Francis appealed to the leaders there to continue to follow the path of dialogue and the common good. "I wish to renew my invitation to all stakeholders in …
Update: Veteran says ‘Little Flower’ kept him alive during months of bombing runs
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit By Dave Hrbacek NEW HOPE, Minn. (CNS) — A German Messerschmitt fighter plane was bearing down on Don Stoulil’s B-17 bomber as he flew a mission during World War II. Stoulil, the pilot, looked out the windshield of his cockpit and saw the enemy …
Letters foster one young woman’s gratitude for veteran’s years of service
IMAGE: CNS photo/John Shaughnessy, The Criterion By John Shaughnessy INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — At 20, Sophia Egold is part of a generation that communicates almost exclusively by text, Instagram, Facebook and other forms of social media, yet she has learned that none of them compares to the power of an old-fashioned, …
Concern for inmates, prison reform is obligatory act of mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Visiting the imprisoned is an act of mercy that has implications for all Christians and not just those involved in prison ministry, Pope Francis said. Speaking Nov. 8 to participants at an international meeting of national and regional directors …
Moeller Coach Resigns: Todd Naumann steps down as varsity football head coach
Cincinnati, OH (November 8, 2019) – After a year as Moeller football head coach, Todd Naumann has submitted his resignation. “The decision to step down was very difficult – I love Moeller football but I know this is the best decision for my family and me,” said Naumann.” He will …
Local Priest Brings Role of Church in Civil War to Forefront
Perhaps the last untold story of the American Civil War is the heroic work of Catholic chaplains and religious sisters who served on both sides of the conflict. While the story has been untold for well over a century, it wasn’t unwritten. Irish journalist David Power Conyngham wrote a manuscript …
Obituary: Sister Alma Grollig, SNDdeN
Cincinnati OH – November 7, 2019 – Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Alma Grollig (formerly Jeanne Thérèse), died October 20, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH, at the age of 87. A native of Cincinnati, OH, she was in her 68th year of religious life. Sister Alma taught grades three through …
Precious Blood Priest Heeded Vocational Call to Serve as Air Force Chaplain
By Susie Bergman Father Eugene “Gene” Schnipke had only been ordained for a few short years, but it seemed everyone knew he was destined for a different kind of vocational service – everyone, that is, except him. After committing his life to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1980, …
US bishops counter narrative of resistance to Pope Francis
Washington D.C., Nov 7, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference issued Thursday a statement responding to a recent book which the conference says perpetuates a myth that it is resistant to Pope Francis. Austen Ivereigh’s “Wounded Shepherd” was published Nov. 5 by Henry Holt and Co. The …
