Dolan: Democratic Party abandons Catholics, favors abortion agenda
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters By NEW YORK (CNS) — The once “big tent” of the Democratic Party “now seems a pup tent” as a party that Catholics once embraced has abandoned so many issues Catholics cherish, such as the sanctity of human life and religious education, said New York’s …
Salvadoran: Blessed Romero, family friend, used visits to escape horrors
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joe Tuckman By Jo Tuckman SANTA TECLA, El Salvador (CNS) — Leonor Chacon remembers every emotion she felt March 24, 1980, as if it were yesterday. It started, she recalls, with the happiness that always accompanied the expectation that Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador would be coming …
Seven Stations for Cincinnati: A Roman tradition comes to Ohio
By Gail Finke Dozens of people prayed and sang in the streets of Cincinnati on a chilly Saturday morning in March, recalling Christ’s Passion and death with Scripture, reflections, and hymns. The second annual “Seven Stations Walk” sponsored by the Cincinnati Oratory brought a Roman tradition to Ohio on March …
Can axe-throwing Man Tour hit target of leading young men to the church?
IMAGE: CNS photo/New Albany Deanery By John Shaughnessy INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — While talking about The Man Tour, Conventual Franciscan Brother Andrew Hennessy shares his purpose for creating an evening that combines throwing axes, drinking beer, eating pizza, smoking cigars and participating in eucharistic adoration. The 28-year-old friar, who’s involved in …
U.S. delegates say young people want mentors, a voice, unity
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people want trusted guides as they explore their faith and their vocation, said five young adults from the United States attending the Vatican’s pre-synod meeting. The U.S. delegates to the Vatican meeting March 19-25 also said the 305 …
Pre-synod meeting is a chance to change the world, say young Africans
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If the Catholic Church at every level — and governments, too — would listen to young people and give them a voice in decision-making, they could unleash great potential, said two African young adults. Vincent Paul Nneji of …
Pope accepts resignation of communications prefect
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After a very public controversy involving the use of a letter by retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Msgr. Dario Vigano as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communication. Announcing the move March 21, the …
Local Basketball Star, Now Religious Sister, Speaks in Russia
By Gail Finke An OSU basketball standout who is now a religious sister spoke to Russia, Ohio, students and their families Sunday afternoon – and shot some hoops with them in the Russia High School gym. The former Sarah Schulze, now Sister Mary Xavier (of the Sisters of St. Francis …
Supreme Court examines freedom of speech at crisis pregnancy centers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — In oral arguments before the Supreme Court March 20, justices seemed skeptical about a California law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers in the state to visibly display information about abortions to their clients that the centers say violates their …
Meet Rudy – Badin’s first four-legged faculty member
There will be a third member of the Badin High School guidance department starting this week … and she will belong to the whole school. Rudy, a black multigenerational Australian labradoodle therapy dog, will be a welcome presence at Badin as she becomes a valuable member of the Badin Family. …
