Twenty students baptized at school liturgy
Students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help begin every school day with a liturgy, but the one on April 17 was a bit more memorable.
Pope praises witness of 10 athletes on Refugee Olympic Team
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a personal message addressed to each of the 10 members of the new Refugee Olympic Team, Pope Francis wished them success in their events and thanked them for the witness they are giving the world.
Divine intervention: Papal tweet of support for ‘Saints’ goes viral
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church’s newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints’ football team.
Spread message of divine mercy, Krakow cardinal says at WYD opening
The cardinal preached to an estimated 200,000 pilgrims from 187 countries in Krakow's Blonia Park
Meet Deacon Tony Smith
In some ways, ordination hasn’t changed Dcn. Tony Smith. He still continues his role as master of ceremonies for the weekly televised Mass from Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral and other key liturgies such as the Easter vigil.
Bishops call for ‘Encuentro’ to discern how best to serve U.S. Hispanics [VIDEOS]
At one time, Hispanic pastoral ministry in the United States meant offering resources in Spanish. While there is still a need to do so, there is a growing population of second- and third-generation Hispanics whose dominant language is English. It is the need to serve this emerging demographic that has led the U.S. Bishops to call for a two-year process known as the “V Encuentro,” the fifth such initiative done in the United States.
Pope approves new path to sainthood: heroic act of loving service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved a fourth pathway to possible sainthood — giving one’s life in a heroic act of loving service to others.
Undercover videos unmask Planned Parenthood, go viral
A series of disturbing undercover videos has thrust abortion giant Planned Parenthood into the spotlight with allegations that it profited from the sale of aborted babies’ body parts. The Center for Medical Progress spent nearly three years gathering secret footage from meetings with Planned Parenthood officials and representatives of Stem Express, a biotech firm. At press time, six videos had gone viral after being released. CMP claims it has at least eight more.
Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood
WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) — Sr. Marita Rother really didn’t get to know her brother, Fr. Stanley Rother, as a priest until she visited him in Guatemala in the 1970s.
Diocese honors veterans during seventh annual Red, White and Blue Mass
MESA — Nearly 1,900 worshippers honored the nation’s veterans in prayer, song and solemn ceremony during the Diocese of Phoenix’s seventh annual Red, White and Blue Mass Sunday, Nov. 5 All Saints Parish.
