by Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) – Pope Francis said he was responding to the clear wishes of the College of Cardinals when he set up commissions to study the Vatican bank, Vatican financial and administrative procedures and the reform of the Roman Curia. The pope also said he knows people […]
by Antonina Zielinska RIO DE JANEIRO – All through the week of World Youth Day, pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens had Pray for the Pope coins at the ready. They gave them away as gifts and exchanged them for souvenirs. “The coins for me are all about seeing people’s excited faces when we explain them,” […]
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The war in Syria is like a factory churning out nothing but death, destruction and suffering, said Archbishop Mario Zenari, Vatican nuncio to Syria. Even though the Vatican was unable to confirm July 30 news reports that a Jesuit priest had been kidnapped in Syria, the nuncio said […]
by Antonina Zielinska RIO DE JANEIRO – Following Pope Francis’ footsteps, Father Ray Roden, spiritual director at the Cathedral House of Formation, Douglaston, took two local seminarians to the Varginha “favela,” or slum neighborhood. “It wasn’t cardboard houses or anything, but the standard of living was low,” said seminarian Mike Plona. “They were so cramped.” […]
by Msgr. Joseph Calise I HAVE BEEN involved with people in 12-step recovery for the past 23 years. I have had the wonderful opportunity to share time and stories with men and women, rich and poor, young and old, white collar, blue collar – and roman collar – who come together solely to explore their […]
by George Weigel IN HIS JUNE 13 testimony before the National Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform, Dr. Thomas Farr of Georgetown’s Berkley Center described the failures of U.S. international religious freedom policy over the past decade and a half and suggested some of the structural reasons for that failure: lack of […]
From his pastoral visit to Brazil and his participation in World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, we are learning that Pope Francis is a pope of surprises. The new pope has made it clear that he is a man who wants to be close to people. He has asked for less security and greater […]
Dear Dr. Garner, Yesterday I thought I was going to die. I was out on Flatbush Avenue shopping, when I couldn’t catch my breath. My heart was racing, and I felt like I was going crazy. My friend told me she thinks it could be a panic attack. Is there any way to know what was going […]
For 46 years, the Father Edward Troike Summer Leadership Program at Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst, has been molding young boys into men. But this year, those young men have been further evolving into the heroes of the future. The theme of this year’s summer program, which lasted four weeks from July 1-26, was “The World […]
by Father Robert Lauder Fourth in a series IN PREVIOUS COLUMNS, I have mentioned how many discussion groups I have been involved with as a priest during the last 50 years. Reflecting on the important role that both Catholic novels and films have played in my own education, I was wondering about how I might […]
