Archbishop William E. Lori offered a memorial Mass March 14 for the four employees of Catholic Relief Services who perished in the recent plane crash in Ethiopia.
The Vatican secretary of state praised the Polish church’s traditional closeness to Rome as key to its survival under hostile regimes, in a speech marking the centenary of the nation’s conference of bishops and diplomatic ties with the Vatican.
The most frequently used word in the animated adventure “Wonder Park” is “splendiferous.”But the constant, eventually annoying, repetition of the term only draws attention to the fact that it does not apply to the proceedings on screen — which fall far short of such a superlative.
This morning, in prayerful solidarity with entire CRS family, we gather at the Lord’s table to pray for our co-workers who lost their lives in the tragic plane crash in Ethiopia over the past weekend: Sara, Getnet, Sintayehu, and Mulusew.
Our Christian and Catholic faith compels us to speak out on matters that stand in violation of the dignity of the human person.
Pictures, both moving and still, figure prominently in the discernment of Deacon Matthew J. DeFusco.
The initial groans from the audience during a “Saturday Night Live” skit when comedian Pete Davidson likened people who “support the Catholic Church” to R. Kelly fans were just a taste of the reaction this skit would receive from some Catholic officials.
Cardinal George Pell, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison March 13, just over two weeks after a Melbourne court allowed the publication of news that he had been found guilty of sexually abusing two boys.
“The diocese is very grateful to the young student who used the situation to educate his teacher about a part of his faith and its importance to him,” a spokeswoman said. “Learning about one another is one way we build community across religious, political, racial, ethnic and other borders.”
If I had to point to one thing that stunted my motivation to evangelize, to go beyond highlighting cultural contributions of blacks to Catholicism to confidently asking others to become Catholic too, I’d have to admit it was racism.
The sudden loss of Andrew Klein came as students at his scholastic alma mater were receiving more lessons in empathy for and knowledge of others, thanks to his example and the foundation begun by his family
The Pacione Foundation carries on the legacy of Mark Pacione, an innovator in ministering to young members of the Catholic Church who headed the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Division of Youth and Young Adult ministry from the mid-1980s until 2009,
