Soup dinner and no dessert? Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday-style
The last time Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day overlapped, in 1945, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. The next time: six years.
Newly-arrived religious order puts parish ‘back to normal’
These Lovers of the Holy Cross of Saigon are now serving at St. Louis the King Parish and School in Glendale and offering forthcoming weekend help in faith formation to the Vietnamese community at Holy Spirit in Tempe.
Lent is time to become aware of false prophets, cold hearts, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics should use the season of Lent to look for signs and symptoms of being under the spell of false prophets and of living with cold, selfish and hateful hearts, Pope Francis said.
Philadelphia archbishop urges ‘new men’ to stand for truth at annual men’s conference
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap, urged a gathering of more than 1,300 men Feb. 3 to become “new men” in the battle to reclaim their God-directed roles as leaders of their families and communities.
JP2 Celebration to kick off year-long celebration marking 50 years of ‘Humanae Vitae’
Fifty years ago, in the midst of the sexual revolution, Blessed Pope Paul IV took a courageous step in promulgating his encyclical “Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life),” says Katrina Zeno, coordinator of the John Paul II Theology of the Body Resource Center.
Catholics gather on Hill to pray lawmakers will protect the Dreamers
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A group of priests, religious, young immigrants and their supporters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 6 to pray for the Dreamers, whose lives are in limbo, and for the legislators who have the power to change their situation.
Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, Feb. 8
Josephine Bakhita was born in 1868 in the Darfur region of what is now Sudan.
Pilgrim pope: Benedict says he’s journeying toward God
"I am on a pilgrimage toward Home," retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote, capitalizing the Italian word "casa" or "home."
Pope supports pro-life movement, sets day of prayer for peace in Africa
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With so many direct attacks on human life, from abortion to war, Pope Francis said he is worried that so few people are involved in pro-life activities.
Pope to religious: Your hearts must be open 24-7
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lift up your eyes from your smartphones and see your brothers and sisters, those who share your journey of faith and those who are longing for the Word of life, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
