IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just like a plant needs sun and nourishment to survive, every Christian needs the light of Sunday and the sustenance of the Eucharist to truly live, Pope Francis said. “How can we carry out the Gospel without drawing …

By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which mirrored that of the indigenous people of the time, is a sign of Mary’s closeness to those who are marginalized, Pope Francis said. Like St. Juan Diego, who felt of no importance at being …

You’re invited to a free concert Thursday, December 14, 2017 at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Synod Hall. The Office for Young Adult Evangelization and Discipleship proudly presents Kevin Heider in concert. Kevin Heider is a singer-songwriter, performer, and recording artist from Dayton, Ohio. From introspective acoustic poetry to …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Melissa Vida By Melissa Vida SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — In San Salvador’s traffic jams or at work, people turn on Radio YSAX to listen to Blessed Oscar Romero’s homilies, just as they did over 30 years ago. “I listen to this radio station in Romero’s honor, …

By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Washington was weighing its options after a federal judge denied a request for an emergency injunction over the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s advertising guidelines. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson Dec. 8 denied the archdiocese’s request that WMATA be required to post …

IMAGE: CNS photo/John E. Kozar, CNEWA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s care for the sick, especially through Catholic-run hospitals, is an antidote to “the business mentality that is seeking worldwide to turn health care into a profit-making enterprise,” Pope Francis said. In his message for …

It was announced that Father Alex McClullough, who was ordained in 2016, has been named to be Pastor of the Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region: St. James Wyoming, Our Lady of the Rosary Greenhills, and St. Matthias Parishes.

More than 100 people gathered at St. John Neumann Church in Pleasant Run Farms to watch their pastor, Father Kyle Schnippel, compete in “The Great American Cooking Show” Thursday. Spoiler alert: He isn’t going to win. At the end of the second episode (two are aired each Thursday for three …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The overflowing congregation at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception hardly needed reminding to raise their “eyes to the heavens” during a dedication of the Trinity Dome Mosaic Dec. 8. Before Mass began, all eyes were …

As a beautiful sunset occurred at the University of Dayton, the great spirit of Joy could be found on campus for the annual “Christmas at UD.”