For Cardinal Malcom Ranjith of Colombo, where Sunday’s Easter attacks took place, his focus is not so much on rebuilding churches but lives. His priority is to be there for his people. Where words fall short, gestures are the only comfort he’s able to give.
An organist from Notre Dame Cathedral – performing an April 26 benefit concert in Washington for the reconstruction of the iconic Parisian church – will end his program, fittingly, with a piece about Christ’s resurrection.
The U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom believes the United States and the Vatican should be partners in pursuing religious freedom, including in China.
Bishop David Talley has one word to describe his initial two weeks and three days on the job in Memphis: “joy.”
Belise Nishimwe remembers what it’s like to feel voiceless. Born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, she came to Portland at age 5 unable to speak or understand English. She couldn’t pass her first year of kindergarten.
Our Church in the last year has undergone a terrible crisis caused by the sexual abuse scandal. We must also remember that the Church, the Body of Christ, is always the spotless bride whom Christ chooses to be His representative in the world. It is not to an institution to which we owe our loyalty, but it is rather to Jesus, Himself, who is present in His Church.
Dear Editor: Thanks to Pam for being so brave and telling her story (“Pro-Life Group Helps Women Recover After Abortion,” April 13).
Though far away from the center of the action in Rome, Bishop Celestino Aos, the temporary head of the embattled Archdiocese of Santiago, Chile, has a tough job. He’s replacing a cardinal being investigated for cover-up of clerical sexual abuse, whose predecessor is also being questioned by local prosecutors.During the Easter season, Bishop Aos might have made his own job even harder when on Holy Thursday during the Chrism Mass he was filmed denying communion to at least two faithful who were kneeling down.
The Tablet asks students from around the Diocese of Brooklyn a question for the opinion section of the Youth page. This week: Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush
A new science classroom at Saint Saviour H.S. is nourishing young minds and the environment. The all-girls Catholic high school unveiled its hydroponic lab.
