Gossip destroys Holy Spirit’s gift of peace, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Peace is a gift that can easily be destroyed through petty gossip and speaking ill of others, Pope Francis said. People who receive and give the sign of peace “should be men and women of peace” and not …
Panel looks at how Catholic social teaching can address polarization
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sister Teresa Maya grew up hearing her “abuela” say, “People understand each other by speaking to one another.” In her grandmother’s wisdom, she said, lies a way to address the polarization that seems to affect every aspect of U.S. society …
Pope prays for victims of Guatemala volcano disaster
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Luis Rolando Sanchez, CRS By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis sent condolences to Guatemala after a horrific volcanic eruption left more than 60 people dead. In a June 5 telegram addressed to Archbishop Nicolas Thevenin, apostolic nuncio of Guatemala, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican …
Women at conference speak up about #MeToo movement, sexual revolution
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard By Emma Vinton Restuccia WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mary Rice Hasson, director of the Catholic Women’s Forum and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, said at a May 31 conference that “it’s no secret that for many months the #MeToo movement has sparked …
Update: High court rules in favor of baker in same-sex wedding cake case
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a 7-2 decision June 4, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker in a case that put anti-discrimination laws up against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority, …
Cross the Bridge for Life 2018
Thousands of people from both sides of the Ohio River gathered at the Newport Festival Park Sunday for the 13th annual Cross the Bridge for Life. Both Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr (Cincinnati) and Bishop Roger Foys (Covington) made the walk across the “Purple People Bridge” and back, and offered their …
Pope: Seek Christ in ‘abandoned tabernacles’ of the poor, the lonely
By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — As he did with his disciples at Passover, Jesus asks all Christians to prepare a place for him, not in “exclusive, selective places” but rather in uncomfortable places that are “untouched by love, untouched by hope,” Pope Francis said. “How many persons lack …
Annual audit of church’s abuse allegations shows cautious improvement
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The 15th annual report on the implementation of the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” shows a decrease in allegations of clergy sex abuse from the two previous years but also indicates the need for continued …
Latest Priests’ Assignments
The Priests’ Personnel Office announces the following new assignments: BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018 Reverend Frankline Fernando Rayappa, C.PP.S., assigned as Pastor of St. Joseph, Egypt and St. Augustine, Minister Reverend Leo Huyen Dinh Vu, CRM, assigned as Chaplain/Moderator of the Catholic Vietnamese Community of Dayton and to hospital ministry Reverend …
Sports on Sundays OK, except when used to skip Mass, says Vatican
IMAGE: CNS photo/Father Nate Wills By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A new Vatican document cautions against the dangers of highly competitive children’s sports, political and economic pressures on athletes to win ‘”at all costs” and the unsportsmanlike or violent behavior of fans. The document on sports also calls …