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Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a March 3, 2011, photo. Vanier, a Canadian Catholic figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half century, died May 7 at age 90. (CNS photo/courtesy Jean Vanier Association)

Pope Francis called Jean Vanier to thank him before his death

Cindy Wooden
May 7, 2019
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Pope Francis told reporters May 7 he had been kept informed about Jean Vanier’s failing health and had phoned him a week before his death.

Bishop Adam J. Parker visits with Linda Lee, among the retirees of the paper mill in Luke, after May 4 Mass at St. Peter in Westernport. The bishop and Monsignor James W. Hannon altered their schedules to concelebrate the Mass after the April 30 announcement of the mill’s permanent closure. (Courtesy Margie Meyers/Divine Mercy Parish)

Luke mill closure sends prayers, former pastors to Allegany County

Paul McMullen
May 7, 2019
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Bishop Adam J. Parker and Monsignor James W. Hannon added their presence to prayers for the Tri-Towns community affected by the impending closure of one of Western Maryland’s largest employers.

Pope Francis is pictured with President Gjorge Ivanov of North Macedonia during a welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 7, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Don’t let differences divide you, pope tells North Macedonians

Cindy Wooden
May 7, 2019
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Arriving in Skopje, with its skyline dotted by minarets and domes, Pope Francis told civic leaders that the country’s ethnic and religious diversity is a “precious patrimony” to be appreciated and treasured.

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