Indiana parish opens ‘Blessing Box’ as a gift to people in need
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish By John Shaughnessy INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Father Doug Marcotte believes "there’s no better way to change a community than one small act of kindness at a time." So the pastor of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Jeffersonville embraced a …
‘Cardinal virtue’ of justice must be protected, pope tells judges
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Justice, along with prudence, fortitude and temperance, is a virtue that must be defended for the good of society, Pope Francis told a group of Italian judges. A world without justice risks weakening the very fabric of society …
Witness, discipleship are key to missionary work, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proclaiming the Gospel is not the same thing as proselytism and often means simply being a neighbor and friend to someone while living an authentically Christian life, Pope Francis said. Mission "is that dynamic that leads you to be …
A Picture says a thousand words: Seton Dance Team Medals at Nationals
The Seton’s Varsity and JV Dance Teams double medaled at the 2019 UDA National Championship in Orlando, Florida – Varsity placed 2nd in Small Pom and 2nd in Small Hip Hop, and JV placed FIRST in the JV division for Small Pom and 3rd for Small Hip Hop!
Judge allows survey of church property for border wall construction
IMAGE: CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — A judge in Texas ruled Feb. 6 that the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, must allow federal officials to survey some of its property for possible construction of a border wall on it. The action had been blocked by Brownsville …
Archbishop Gomez calls for ‘new humanism’ amid troubled times
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Jacob Comello WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles told a crowd of priests, women religious and students the story of a Spanish missionary named Montesinos. Witnessing the cruelty of colonialists to Indians, Montesinos did not back down in a 1511 Advent …
Africa is also grappling with clerical abuse, say Catholic leaders
IMAGE: CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — When child sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests emerge in Africa, they do not draw a frenzied reaction similar to that witnessed in developed countries, but the continent’s church is affected, said Catholic leaders. While there is a …
Does God want religious diversity? Abu Dhabi text raises questions
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — That many religions exist in the world is a fact, but what that plurality communicates to believers about God is a question that theologians are still discussing. Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, a leading …
Event Alert: Solemn Vespers at the Athenaeum of Ohio
Immerse yourself in the beautiful voices of the Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola in singing the hymns, psalms, and canticles of Sunday Vespers, and listen to a musical meditation including Gregorian chant and works by Hildegard von Bingen, Giuseppe Baini and Kevin Allen. Where: The Chapel of St. Gregory, The …
Greater Cincinnati Women’s Conference: March 9, 2019
The Greater Cincinnati Women’s Conference will be held Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Sharonville Convention Center. This years’s speakers are Fr. Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh Katherine Meeks Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle Sister M. Bernadette Morse, FSGM Gayle Bischel Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr -celebrant When: Saturday, March 9, 2019 Where: Sharonville Convention Center, …
