Search Result for “Eucharist”

Carlo Acutis to be first millennial saint: Pope Francis recognizes miracle for canonization
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 23, 2024 / 06:22 am Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint. The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great …

Jim Wahlberg on new film and powerful conversion: Mother Teresa ‘was sent there for me’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 06:00 am “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist” is a new film that takes viewers on a journey to rediscover the importance of the Eucharist. Through dialogue with notable Catholic figures who explore the biblical origins of the Eucharist and …

Procession Brings Family of Parishes Together
by Lisa Fletcher Westside Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes St. Teresa of Avila, St. William, St. Lawrence and Resurrection of Our Lord churches in Cincinnati, is eagerly preparing for their 25th anniversary celebration of the Feast of the Corpus Christi. With music, singing, prayer and community spirit, this annual …

Full Text of ‘Spes Non Confundit,’ papal bull for the 2025 Jubilee Year
By Pope Francis Vatican City, May 9, 2024 / 14:45 pm The Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee was officially proclaimed on Thursday, May 9, by Pope Francis, who presided over a formal reading of the Jubilee’s papal bull of indiction. The papal bull, titled “Spes Non Confudit,” meaning “Hope Does Not Disappoint,” …

Meet John Grusenmeyer
Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up on the farm with my extended family in Miami County, near Tipp City. I loved being on the farm from the cows, to our pond and creek …

Meet Adam Berning
Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up in the countryside of Shelby County and attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in McCartyville and graduated from Anna High School in 2014. I have four siblings …

Meet Brice Berger
Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. When someone asks me where I am from, I never know exactly what to tell them. To many in seminary, I am from the middle of nowhere. I grew up …

Swept Away Indian Lake’s Our Lady of Fatima Statue Disappeared in E-3 Tornado
The Our Lady of Fatima statue at the south end of Logan County’s Indian Lake was a longtime staple in that community, but it was blown away by an EF-3 tornado on March 14, 2024. At 19-feet-6-inches-tall, the fiberglass statue stood on a concrete pedestal as part of the 43-feet …

Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Apr 22, 2024 / 15:30 pm Throughout her freshman and sophomore years at Columbine High School, Jenica Thornby went to the library every single day. “Not one day went by that I did not go to the library,” Thornby recently told “EWTN News In Depth” reporter …

Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 06:00 am A historic Polish Catholic church in Buffalo, New York — one with a unique connection to St. John Paul II — is facing tens of thousands of dollars in bills that threaten to close the nearly-century-old structure. Father Czeslaw Krysa, …