All Souls feast is time to remember, to hope, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — The Mass for the feast of All Souls is "realistic, concrete" in calling Catholics to remember the people and events of their past, to consider how they live today and to hope for eternal life with God and their loved …
‘Sand Nativity’ scene to display in St. Peter’s Square
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jesolo Tourism Office By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although sand castles and sculptures usually conjure up images of hot summers on the beach, the Vatican will unveil a massive Nativity scene made entirely of sand during the cold Roman winter. According to the Vatican newspaper, …
St Vincent de Paul Cincinnati looking to the future
Groundbreaking took place October 26 on the new St. Vincent de Paul Center in Cincinnati. For information, check out the video
Detroit Archdiocese unveils ‘Unleash the Gospel’ missionary movement
IMAGE: CNS illustration/courtesy Detroit Catholic By Mike Stechschulte DETROIT (CNS) — What began as a rallying cry for the Archdiocese of Detroit is slowly building into a full-fledged missionary movement called "Unleash the Gospel." Inspired by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron’s 2017 pastoral letter on the missionary transformation of the …
One man glad to be in court to see priest plead guilty to abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Darrell Sapp, courtesy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Father David Poulson of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Oct. 17 to felony counts in connection with sexual assaults against one boy and the attempted assault of another boy, Jim VanSickle was there to …
People must choose: path toward holiness or nothing, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saints are not just the well-known men, women and young people on the liturgical calendar, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints. They include simple people "from next door, our relatives and acquaintances who now are part …
Obituaries for October
Father Thomas Espelage A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Thomas Espelage was celebrated Oct. 16 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Deer Park. Bishop Joseph R. Binzer presided. Father Espelage, 75, died Oct. 2. A Cincinnati native, Father Espelage did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for November
THE POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR 2018 ENTRUSTED TO THE POPE’S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK (APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER) Universal: In the Service of Peace That the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict.
Custom of dressing up for Halloween ‘devotional in spirit,’ says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec By TULSA, Okla. (CNS) — Halloween is an opportunity for Catholics "to express in every detail of our observance the beauty and depth of the feast of All Saints," said Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa. It is important to maintain "the Catholic meaning and purpose …
Franciscan sisters update foundress’ cause for canonization
By Erin Schurenburg Only one diocesan inquiry for sainthood has happened in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Blessed Frances Schervier (1819-1876), the European-born founder of a new Franciscan community, lived a life of holiness and service. In 1844, she became a secular Franciscan. The next year, she and four companions established …
