Update: Pakistan Supreme Court upholds blasphemy acquittal of Asia Bibi
IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By ISLAMABAD (CNS) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld its acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy. Asia Bibi is now free to leave Pakistan and is expected to join her family in Canada, where they were granted asylum. …
Bishop says Pakistani woman acquitted of blasphemy will live in Canada
IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By Michael Swan TORONTO (CNS) — Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan, will be welcomed to a small town in Canada, where she will be reunited with her two teenage daughters, along with the …
Affirming celibacy, pope explains narrow possibility for married priests
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Many people were surprised when Pope Francis told reporters flying with him from Panama Jan. 27 that he did not think optional celibacy for priests in the Latin-rite church was a good idea. "Personally, I believe that celibacy is …
Affirming celibacy, pope explains narrow possibility for married priests
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Many people were surprised when Pope Francis told reporters flying with him from Panama Jan. 27 that he did not think optional celibacy for priests in the Latin-rite church was a good idea. "Personally, I believe that celibacy is …
Global encounter of WYD challenges nationalism, walls, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joyous harmony of people coming together from so many different nations for World Youth Day stands in sharp contrast to today’s "sad" situation of confrontational nationalist feelings, Pope Francis said. "It is a sign that young Christians …
Nativity starts its second century with $1.2 million in upgrades
Nativity of Our Lord is marking the start of its second century with the completion of long-planned improvements to its church and school buildings. The 101-year-old parish, located in Pleasant Ridge, launched $1.2 million worth of projects in May, and completed them in September. “The projects that we have completed …
Survivors, lay leaders help archdiocese hear victims, assist in healing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit By Maria Wiering ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Frank Meuers and Tim O’Malley meet every month or so, often for breakfast, to talk about the Catholic Church and clergy sex abuse. Meuers is the southwest Minnesota chapter director of the Survivors Network of those …
Survivors, lay leaders help archdiocese hear victims, assist in healing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit By Maria Wiering ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Frank Meuers and Tim O’Malley meet every month or so, often for breakfast, to talk about the Catholic Church and clergy sex abuse. Meuers is the southwest Minnesota chapter director of the Survivors Network of those …
Florida Catholic high school girls get a lot out of new weightlifting team
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jean Gonzalez, Florida Catholic By Jean Gonzalez SARASOTA, Fla. (CNS) — Ashley Savigne looked intently at the barbell for her dead lift to an overhead press. The 45-pound bar had 10-pound plates on each side. The high school sophomore at Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota took a …
Teacher considers experience at CISE school a blessing
They provided opportunities that changed the course of his life. That’s how Curtis Smith describes his experience at Resurrection School in Price Hill and the scholarship from the CISE (Catholic Inner-City Schools Education) Fund that enabled him to continue his education at Elder. Smith recalls that his mother, Barbara, who …
