“There was always a mystery around it – a beautiful mystery,” Dominican Sister Mara Rose McDonnell said of the faith.


“There was always a mystery around it – a beautiful mystery,” Dominican Sister Mara Rose McDonnell said of the faith.

Catholic leaders are looking to learn more about the future Trump administration’s positions on a variety of fronts.

A funeral Mass for Sister Columbkill O’Connor of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia was offered Nov. 10 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Columbkill died Nov. 6; she was 102.

“The intention was to build a modern church honoring classic church architecture,” said Father Keith Boisvert, pastor of St. Katharine Drexel.
Saints aren’t just people who lived a long time ago and loved Jesus and performed miracles. They are also members of our family.
The best gift we can give is to help someone else to believe in his or her own goodness.

Congressman Andy Harris expressed hope that some of the goals of the pro-life movement might be reached during Trump’s presidency.

If Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore want more priests, deacons and consecrated men and women, they need to pray for them.

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“We send our best wishes to the new president that his administration may truly be fruitful,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis’ top aide.
Most expressed hope that Trump would pay attention to their agenda, while others were more decidedly downbeat and still others counseled prayer.

“We believe that no one who is pro-life can exploit a human body for any reason, especially the body of a fetus,” said Bishop Zurek.
