Introducing the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit — the Church’s newest religious community
Seven men — five priests and two brothers — stood before the altar. In the culmination of a spiritual journey that took them a little more than a year, one by one they received their new habits and religious names from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. Now, as brothers, they are the founding members of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit.
Castile funeral at St. Paul cathedral sign of mercy for family, mourners
'We are praying that our cathedral might serve as a place where all might encounter a God who offers consolation and hope,' the archbishop said.
Caballeros de Colón lanzan novena por la paz en respuesta a tiroteos en Estados...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (ACI/EWTN Noticias) — En respuesta a toda la violencia ocurrida en los Estados Unidos recientemente, como fue el tiroteo en Dallas que dejó cinco policías muertos, los Caballeros de Colón han lanzado una campaña exhortando a la población a unirse en una oración por la paz.
Syrian refugees, all Muslims, graduate from Caritas-run schools in Jordan
The graduates are among we 290 Syrian children — both boys and girls — in 20 schools supported by Caritas Jordan.
Pilgrims to take sharpened social media strategies to World Youth Day
Smartphones and tablets, and their improved video-capture and mobile-application media-sharing capabilities, are likely to make World Youth Day documented in a way that no other such event has been to date.
Pokémon Go: Getting people to Church since … Thursday
LINCOLN, Neb. (CNA) — “I caught one!” Someone screamed this outside of Fr. Ryan Kaup’s rectory window the other night, waking him up at 12:30 a.m. That’s because Fr. Kaup’s parish, Cristo Rey in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a “Pokéstop.”
Catholic response to domestic abuse, violence focus of two-day symposium
More than 350 participants from across the country registered for the event, which was designed for clergy and pastoral leaders who want to assist people harmed by domestic abuse and violence in their communities.
El Papa nombra a un italiano nuevo nuncio apostólico en México
VATICANO (ACI) — El Papa Francisco ha nombrado como nuevo nuncio apostólico en México a Arzobispo Franco Coppola, arzobispo titular de Vinda, hasta ahora nuncio apostólica en la República Centroafricana y en el Chad.
USCCB president says violence calls for ‘moment of national reflection’
The shooting of police officers July 7 near the end of a demonstration in Dallas against fatal shootings by police officers in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis earlier in the week "calls us to a moment of national reflection," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Baton Rouge bishop urges community not to give in to anger, fear
Bishop Robert W. Muench of Baton Rouge is urging the local community to be "ministers of healing to a hurting world" while protests are taking place about the police shooting of a black man outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge July 5.
