New Catholic says she ‘really enjoyed this journey’ leading her to church
Taking a momentous journey is not a new experience for Jillian Shen. Born and raised in China, she moved to California to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of California in Los Angeles and her master's degree in that subject at California State University.
Advocate with Down syndrome promotes employment for ‘friends like me’
Mark Hublar is a people person. The fact radiates in his greeting -- the friendly smile, the extended hand, the confident eye contact and the chatter.
To foster inclusiveness, Nigerian nuns mainstream pupils with disabilities
On a sunny afternoon, the Rev. Gideon Oyabugbe, a minister at a local Baptist church, walked into St. Vincent's Centre for Inclusive Education to pick up James, his 8-year-old son. James has autism spectrum disorder, a condition that impairs communication and social interaction.
Graduate program aims to reverse decline seen in Catholic art, literature
The creation of a new master's of fine arts degree program in creative writing at the University of St. Thomas in Houston marks a breakthrough in a resurgence of Catholic literary arts, said its founders.
Faithful reminded on Easter that Christ ‘loves us,’ is ‘with us forever’
On Easter last year, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan looked out on an empty St. Patrick's Cathedral amid the pandemic and thought, "Oh my God, I don't mind an empty tomb on Easter but an empty church?"
Risen Christ offers hope to people, Cardinal Gregory says at Easter Mass
The risen Christ on Easter offers hope to people experiencing sorrows in their everyday lives and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said at an Easter Mass April 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated
Police halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met, leading the parish priest to complain that officers had "brutally exceeded their powers."
Cardinal Parolin says church divisions stem from misunderstanding ‘reform’
Three days after the preacher of the papal household called on Catholics to repent for the ways they are dividing the church, the Vatican secretary of state said the divisions are real and they are harmful.
Easter season is time to seek the risen Lord, experience joy, pope says
The Easter season, which lasts until Pentecost, is a time for rejoicing and for always seeking out the risen Christ, Pope Francis said.
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, pope says
The Easter liturgies -- with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen -- assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said.
