Feast of St. Matthew
Although relatively little is known about the life of St. Matthew, the first-century tax collector turned Apostle, the account he wrote of Christ’s ministry — traditionally considered to be the first of the four Gospels — is of inestimable value to the Church, particularly in its verification of Jesus as the Messiah.
Catholic Charities celebrates 85 years of bringing love of God to hurting world
"We’re doing this for the mission,” its chief executive officer said. That mission includes services like adoption, counseling, sheltering domestic violence victims, affordable housing, refugee resettlement and foster care, to name a few.
5 Things to know about V Encuentro [VIDEO]
The national V Encuentro conference takes place Sept. 20-23 in Grapevine, Texas. Its host diocese, Forth Worth, and its news magazine, offers a brief look at what V Encuentro is and why it matters. (NTC video/Jayme Shedenhelm)
Faithful pray to purify church amid newest wave of clergy scandal
“It’s important to understand we are powerless against this evil but not helpless,” Fr. John Lankeit said. “It’s not in our power to fix. The solution to what is going on in the Church is to surrender to the Lord.”
Catholic Charities distributes disaster relief to areas hit by Florence
Although the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a Category 1 tropical storm, it still damaged tens of thousands of homes and left plenty without power.
One year later, ‘Together Let Us Go Forth’ effort uniting faithful for diocese’s future
“All of us are recipients of the faith. We didn’t pay for it. It was a gift.” Diocesan leaders are asking the faithful to pay that gift forward.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Emperor Constantine erected a basilica on the Jerusalem site where Jesus had died and risen; it was dedicated Sept. 13, 335. Over time, a custom developed: On the day after the anniversary of the dedication, a relic of the wood of the true cross was brought out for veneration.
U.S. bishops tell pope abuse scandal ‘lacerated’ the Church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the Church in the United States has been “lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse.”
Pope to convene world meeting on abuse prevention with bishops’ leaders
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops’ conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the prevention of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
Anniversary of 9/11 marked with moments of silence, prayer, Masses
A pre-Mass procession included a ceremonial flag for every New York City firefighter killed that day and an American flag “in remembrance of all who died that day.”
