U.S. Eastern Catholic bishops thank pope for lifting ban on married priests
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis “is a father who knows very well his daughters and sons,” including those who belong to the Eastern Catholic Churches, said the Armenian Catholic bishop of the United States and Canada.
Eastern Catholic Churches are one in faith, says U.S. Syro-Malabar bishop
ROME (CNS) — While the Eastern Catholic Churches have different liturgies that highlight centuries-old cultural and religious traditions, they all remain united in their commitment to serve Christ and his Church, said Bishop Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago.
Vietnamese priest serves villagers quarantined for coronavirus
The government sealed off the 10,600-member commune 27 miles from Hanoi for 20 days Feb. 13 due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 strain. There were five confirmed patients Feb. 19.
New books offer spiritual nourishment during Lent, Easter season
18 books for you to consider ordering, buying from your parish gift shop or checking out from the diocesan Kino Library.
Catholics ‘unfriend’ social media, choose ‘digital detox’ for Lent
Lenten sacrifices aim to bring you closer to God, "something that helps lessen all the distraction and noise. And certainly social media is a lot of distractions and noise," a Maryland priest said.
Videos are new component to bishops’ ‘Faithful Citizenship’ guide
In four distinct languages, the videos explore Catholic social teaching and examine participation in public life to make the bishops' teaching more accessible.
Three generations of couples in family share same wedding anniversary
And none of it was really planned.
To prevent spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong Diocese cancels Masses
Churches will be eerily empty the next two weekends and even more noticeably so on Ash Wednesday.
Couple strengthens faith on Camino de Santiago; trek leads up to wedding
Their wedding preparations were a bit unusual: traveling 74 miles on foot to its destination.
Encountering Christ leads to renewal, reform, bishop says
The tomb of St. Peter is a place to renew love and gratitude to Christ for "breaking into our lives even maybe when we weren't hoping for or expecting it," Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said.
