Search Result for “Eucharist”
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2023 / 16:00 pm “I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said she miraculously recovered her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This possible miracle …
Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Aug 4, 2023 / 02:00 am A century after the patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died on Aug. 4, 1859, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint and what it means to be a holy priest. In contemplating his life, one …
Mike Pence at Catholic conference: ‘God is not done with America yet’
By Shannon Mullen Napa, California, Jul 28, 2023 / 13:10 pm Speaking to hundreds of influential Catholic leaders gathered this week in California wine country, former vice president and current GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence on Thursday challenged “deeply committed” lay Catholics to “boldly live out their faith in the public …
Anointing of the Sick and Last Rites
A friend of mine recently received “last rites.” Is there a difference between the anointing of the sick and last rites? The terms “anointing of the sick” and “last rites” are often used synonymously; however, they are not the same. Last rites, as the name suggests, is a final preparation …
Make a Holy Hour Part of Your Day Trip
BY GAIL DEIBLER FINKE The ancient practice of Eucharistic Adoration is founded in the desire to sit with, contemplate and pray in the presence of the Body and Blood of Christ outside of Mass. Many churches open their doors weekly or monthly for people to pray before the tabernacle, where …
Cupich on German processes, same-sex blessings, role of women
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jul 14, 2023 / 10:35 am Cardinal Blase Cupich recently expressed confidence in the intentions behind the German Synodal Way while warning of divisions and praising the pontificate of Pope Francis as “historic” in a carefully-worded interview with German diocesan media. Described by Cologne’s Domradio on June 27 …
Boy who got past security barrier to embrace Pope Francis at WYD 2013 is now a seminarian
By Natalia Zimbrão ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2023 / 16:30 pm The little boy who managed to get past the crowd control barrier at World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 to give an emotional embrace to Pope Francis is now a seminarian preparing for the priesthood. …
Two arrests made in vandalism incidents at Catholic churches in Brooklyn Diocese
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jul 10, 2023 / 13:16 pm Arrests were made Saturday in two separate vandalism incidents at Catholic churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. At Resurrection Church in Brooklyn, a white marble statue of the Blessed Mother was spray-painted with black graffiti on her face, …
Carroll on the Go
Through its Carroll on the Go program, Carroll High School in Dayton offers travel abroad to its students. Beth Branum, Carroll’s World Languages Department Chair and an EF Tours trainer, oversees the program that typically schedules annual trips over spring break for seven to eleven days. “Eighth grade parents and …
Pope Francis Prayer intentions for July 2023
For a Eucharistic life We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers and sisters.
