Bishop lays out detailed policies for ‘morally acceptable’ tax reform
IMAGE: CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a new letter to members of Congress, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, outlined a sweeping package of changes in pending tax reform legislation to ensure the final bill is “morally acceptable.” Bishop Dewane, chairman of the …
Bangladesh, Myanmar youths are a sign of hope for Asia, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people in Myanmar and Bangladesh are a source of hope for a peaceful future in their countries after years of war and suffering, Pope Francis said. As is customary, at his general audience Dec. 6, the first after …
Father Schnippel on tv tomorrow – gets his own beer today
Cincinnati’s Listermann Brewing Co. released a beer today based on a recipe by local parish priest, and former archdiocesan Vocations Director, Father Kyle Schnippel. “Father Kyle’s Cinnamon Roll Stout” joined a long line of beers based on local notables, from FC Cincinnati’s goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrand to the Cincinnati Zoo’s Fiona …
Friends with a saint Photographer for Blessed Romero: Embrace the ‘leper’ to embrace God
By Eileen Connelly, OSU In the mid 1970s, after a stint in the Merchant Marines, a young man returned to his homeland of El Salvador to find the country in turmoil and himself unsure of what God was calling him to next. Ultimately, a friendship with Blessed Óscar Romero changed …
Update: Pope concerned by U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East. Pope Francis said he could not …
Not just fruitcakes: Gift ideas with a Catholic connection
Body + Soul By Erin Schurenberg By December, most organized planners have finished their holiday shopping, but for those yet to start or who might have a gift or two remaining on their Christmas shopping list, we present these resources for holiday gifts with Catholic connections. Most of the abbeys, …
Court seems divided in cake case examining religious rights, expression
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court seemed equally divided in the long-anticipated oral arguments Dec. 5 about the baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs. Even Justice Anthony Kennedy’s comments went …
Indiana town embodies Santa Claus and his spirit of love, peace, joy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (CNS) — Belief in that iconic Christmas figure, the rotund merry man with a bag full of presents, inspires thousands of children to write letters addressed to “Santa Claus” each year. Surprisingly, many of these wish lists actually do get …
Pope’s letter to Argentine bishops on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ part of official record
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Describing them as “authentic magisterium,” Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of “Amoris Laetitia,” his apostolic exhortation on the family. According to a brief note by Cardinal Pietro …
Humility not about being polite, but accepting humiliation, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like a sprout, humility needs to be nourished so that the Holy Spirit may grow within all Christians, Pope Francis said. While some believe that “being humble means being polite, courteous and closing your eyes in prayer,” accepting humiliation is the only …