Sainthood cause for Dorothy Day picking up steam in U.S.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The sainthood cause for Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, believes it could have all of the documentation prepared at some point next year to send to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes.
USCCB launches ‘Walking with Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic bishops are being asked to invite the parishes in their dioceses to join a nationwide effort called “Walking With Moms in Need: A Year of Service” from March 25 of this year through March 25, 2021.
Feast of Bl. Joseph Boissel
Blessed Joseph Boissel was born December 20, 1909 in the marches of Brittany (France), in the hamlet of La Tiolais, outside the town of Loroux. He arrived in Laos in 1938.
Pope: Lent is a time to reflect on God’s love, not ‘useless sermons’
ROME (CNS) — Ashes not only symbolize humanity’s frail mortality but are also a reminder of God’s infinite love of people, whom He created from dust, Pope Francis said.
New York Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
Anyone who has ever heard Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan — in personal conversation, interviewed on TV, giving a homily or addressing a conference — knows the archbishop of New York is not at a loss for words.
In Detroit, families begin to see Sundays as a day of rest, togetherness
The material, available for free online, focuses largely on family dialogue, giving families a chance to digest the material together and bounce ideas off each other.
NASA flight director says faith, family have marked his life’s journey
"Whenever there is a fork in the road and a major decision, it's always part of God's plan," he said.
Annual Rosary Celebration marks diocesan jubilee by honoring patroness
Arizona faithful honor the Blessed Mother every year under a different title. Appropriately, Phoenix-area Catholics did so under Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Pope prays for coronavirus victims at live broadcast of morning Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During a live broadcast of his daily morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed for victims of the coronavirus epidemic and the many health care workers fighting its spread.
Christ Was Born for This
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Here is a Christmas homily titled “Christ Was Born For This” by Archbishop J. Augustine DiNoia, adjunct secretary of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. A Dominican, he taught theology for many years at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington.
