CLINIC says South Sudan TPS extension should have included new arrivals
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andreea Campeanu, Reuters By SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — Officials with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network criticized the federal Department of Homeland Security for its March 8 decision granting an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan because it does not include recent arrivals from the …
Encore: USCCB publishes revised translation of rite for blessing holy oils
IMAGE: CNS By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The preparation, blessing and distribution of oils are central to the Catholic Church’s sacraments and rites — and are among some of the church’s most ancient traditions and rituals witnessed during Holy Week. The oils include the oil of the sick, used in the …
Actress calls her deafness ‘a gift’; remembers Catholic school as ‘family’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic By Michelle Martin CHICAGO (CNS) — When Lauren Teruel Ridloff stepped through the door at Children of Peace School, she said she felt like nothing had changed. "It was a little overwhelming," said Ridloff, 40, who was last in the school — then known …
Benedictine abbot leads pope, curial officials in Lenten retreat
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis asked 50-year-old Benedictine Abbot Bernardo Gianni to lead his Lenten retreat, the abbot said he told the pope he felt "very inadequate." "The pope responded to me that that was a great precondition for …
Four CRS staffers, humanitarian workers aboard Ethiopian jet that crashed
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Four Catholic Relief Service staff members on their way to a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, were among the passengers aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed moments after takeoff in the east African nation. The accident March 10 …
Pope meets top leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis welcomed top officials of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Vatican the day before the officials inaugurated their first temple in the city of Rome. The Vatican included the pope’s meeting with Russell …
Vocations Calendar for March/April
Friday, March 15, 2019 – Sunday, March 17, 2019 Called to Love Vocation Retreat Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker in Walton KY Young women ages 18 – 32 For more information go to www.ssjw.org Text/Call Sister Patricia Dean, SJW, Vocation Director at (859) 912-4405 Friday, March 15, 2019 – …
Group’s immigrant solidarity project ‘not about politics,’ organizers say
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Patricia Vice By Jacob Comello WASHINGTON (CNS) — On March 4, Cristobal Cavazos and his companions on the "DuPage Solidarity With the Asylum Seekers" project departed from the headquarters of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, and began a long trek to the U.S-Mexico border where they planned …
Today’s Video: Celebrating Fish Fry Fridays
Each year a cast of thousands throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati work many long hours during Lent at their parish Fish Fry. Here’s a tribute to their hard work, and the joy of Fish Fry Fridays with family. Check out the video: For The Catholic Telegraph’s comprehensive Fish Fry Guide, …
Celebrating the faith and ministry of women religious
The contributions of women religious are countless and diverse, whether they live cloistered lives in contemplative prayer or serve on the frontlines of global change. National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW), an annual celebration that takes place March 8-14, provides the opportunity to recognize all they have done and draw awareness …
