by George P. Matysek Jr. BALTIMORE (CNS) – U.S. Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien doesn’t know what will come out of the Synod on the Family set for October, but the former archbishop of Baltimore believes it will be significant. “Hold onto your seats,” Cardinal O’Brien told a gathering of seminarians and faculty at St. Mary’s […]
Month: February 2014
Ireland to Reopen Its Embassy at the Vatican
DUBLIN (CNS) – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin welcomed an Irish government decision to reopen a Vatican Embassy just over three years after closing it. Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore announced Jan. 21 that Ireland was preparing to open a scaled-back embassy but gave no date for the reopening.
Spain’s Bishops Back Abortion Restrictions
MADRID (CNS) – A Spanish bishop urged medical personnel to stop performing all abortions, even though the Church has backed new legislation that would still allow abortion in cases of rape. “Those who assist with abortions are seen as automatically excommunicated because the Church wants to defend the weak,” said Madrid Auxiliary Bishop Juan Martinez […]
Pope Renews Argentine Passport and ID Card
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis is the sovereign of Vatican City and has a Holy See passport. But even dressed in papal white, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is an Argentine citizen with a brand new passport and national identity card. “The pope wanted to continue having normal Argentine documents,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican […]
New Bishop Prays for the Unborn
Bishop-designate Edward Scharfenberger joined Msgr. Philip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants to pray for the unborn at an abortion clinic in Jamaica on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Rosary vigil was preceded by Mass at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. Bishop-designate Scharfenberger will be ordained a bishop and installed as the […]
Tablet TALK
Fun-Filled Catholic Schools Week at MCA Midwood Catholic Academy enjoyed an active and fun-filled Catholic Schools Week by playing its own version of Family Feud, holding a classroom door-decorating contest, hosting a living museum and having a laser light show. Students wore their wackiest socks on Crazy Sock Day, and each child donated a pair […]
Slain Sister’s Story Inspires Local Filmmakers
By Antonina Zielinska A love and passion discovered thanks to an NYU film class landed one Brazilian-American couple on hammocks in the Amazon rainforest. Vincent and Cristina Biscione met when they were both doing post-graduate work at New York University. Cristina was an exchange student with a bachelor’s in journalism. Vincent, a Xaverian H.S., Bay […]
‘Son of God’ Is Set to Open on the Big Screen
by Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – The upcoming movie “Son of God” should be seen as “a love story,” according to two of its executive producers, the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. “This really is a love story – the greatest love story ever told,” Downey said. The couple brought the 10-hour […]
Bayside School Hosts Students from Korea
This past January, Sacred Heart School, Bayside, hosted several foreign exchange students from Korea. The students spent the month going to classes and learning about life in America. Dennis Farrell, principal, said that he was very proud of his students for helping the exchange students to acclimate to the American style of learning. “The students […]
Pope: Love Means Always Saying You Are Sorry
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Greeting thousands of engaged couples on the feast of St. Valentine, Pope Francis told them not to be afraid of building a permanent and loving relationship in a culture where everything is disposable and fleeting. The secrets to a loving and lasting union, he said, include treating each […]