New crucifix reinforces highly visited Sedona chapel as pilgrimage site
SEDONA — A new bronze crucifix in the Chapel of the Holy Cross serves as a focal point for visitors to the chapel, said Fr. Kieran Kleczewski, pastor of the chapel and of St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona.
‘Catholic Master Builders’ head to world competition
The homeschooled team's premise: “Build – Faith – Friends." And they're pumped to do it on a world stage.
‘Is my dad in heaven?’ little boy asks pope
ROME (CNS) — After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood’s children.
Trump’s border policies cross the line for Church leaders, advocates
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Church leaders and immigration advocates say President Donald Trump’s recent moves to clamp down on immigration are extreme and unnecessary.
Desiring Heaven is an acquired taste
In Rome, amid the district of four-star hotels, expensive restaurants and luxurious residences on Via Veneto, there resides a strange church belonging to the Capuchin Friars called Santa Maria della Concezione, popularly known as the “Bone Church.”
Parish spreads mercy between two wheels, two pieces of bread
Bike riding doesn’t just count as exercise, sight-seeing or even fundraising. It can just as easily count as a corporal work of mercy.
Diocese to welcome Cardinal Arinze April 18-22
While the Diocese of Phoenix routinely gets prominent Catholic speakers and religious men and women, having a cardinal come for a visit is an uncommon occurrence.
Feast of St. Bernadette Soubirous
As a child in a poor French family in the Hautes-Pyrenees town of Lourdes, Bernadette suffered both asthma and cholera.
Catholic Charities dedicates expanded housing program for homeless veterans
For the first time, Catholic Charities is bringing to MANA (Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force) House a chapel and will staff the site with a chaplain. It will be available for worship and prayer involving all faiths, not just Catholics.
USCCB president praises pope for ‘powerful words’ calling all to holiness
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is grateful to Pope Francis for “his powerful, straightforward words” in “Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad),” his apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in today’s world.”
