Deacon Joseph Coll A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Joseph Coll was celebrated July 21 at St. Columban Church in Loveland. Deacon Coll died July 9 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was ordained to the permanent diaconate in 1982. He had been at St. Columban for 42 years, 35 of …

Pope Francis Intention for September Young People in Africa: That young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own countries.

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jenna Teter, The Texas By David Sedeno DALLAS (CNS) — Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns has asked Pope Francis for an extraordinary synod to address issues in the latest Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, including “abuse of power, clericalism, accountability and the understanding of transparency in the church.” …

Each year, Greater Cincinnati children received a new bed of their own at the Day to Dream event at St. Vincent de Paul.

In the last few months, national news stories have outlined new allegations of abuse and misconduct involving bishops, priests, and even seminarians from various dioceses. It’s hard to read about. Very hard. It can test the faith of even the strongest of Catholics.      Yet, you’re still Catholic. Why?  …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Royal Commission By SYDNEY, Australia (CNS) — Australia’s Catholic bishops and religious orders, responding to recommendations from the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, accepted 98 percent of its suggestions, but said they could not accept recommendations that would violate the seal of confession. “We …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim West By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Echoing what Pope Francis said during a Mass in May, the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development said, “The struggle of working people, of the poor” is not first a “social or political …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Douglas Deas, for the Catholic Miscellany By Christina Lee Knauss CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS) — Priests and bishops from the Province of Atlanta recently spent time considering the abuse crisis in the church, how to respond to it and how to best carry on in serving the faithful. The …

On Thursday, August 30, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr was interviewed on the morning show on Sacred Heart Radio 740 am. The Archbishop touched on many subjects that the church is dealing with. From the interview the Archbishop said, “I am continuing to hammer at this, the [McCarrick] file has to be …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Emily Benson, The Evangelist By Emily Benson WESTMERE, N.Y. (CNS) — Linda Brown approached the candle stand at her parish, Christ the King in Westmere. She dropped a donation in the collection box and lit two candles. Her husband, Ed, stood beside her as she bowed her head …