President Joe Biden on April 24 said the U.S. will begin sending military aid to Ukraine within “the next few hours” after he signed legislation sent to him by Congress approving $95 billion in foreign aid to provide weapons and support to key U.S. allies including Ukraine and Israel — as well as billions in humanitarian aid — after a monthslong process.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, said he and Pope Francis prayed together when they met at the Vatican April 20.
As Catholics, we recognize that the holy Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our faith. The innumerable gifts received in holy Communion draw us more closely to Christ. But there also are a variety of reasons why someone might not be able to receive sacramental holy Communion.
By Father Joseph Gibino On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated a Eucharistic Revival in preparation for the Eucharistic Congress that will be held in Indianapolis this summer. It was an opportunity for the people of the diocese to connect with one another as the Church, as we celebrated the Eucharist, the […]
The English language can be very complicated for foreigners who are trying to learn it. We have words that sound alike but mean different things (to, two, and too) and other words that are spelled similarly but pronounced differently (enough and through). There are even times when one word can mean very different things depending upon their usage.
As I have been reflecting on the importance of the liberal arts in helping us to deal with what we often refer to as “ultimate questions,” questions about the meaning of our lives, the meaning of our death, the meaning of love, the meaning of God, the name of Catholic novelist Walker Percy keeps entering my mind.
Sister Barbara Kelly
In Colorado, a campaign has secured enough signatures to put before voters this November an abortion amendment on the state’s Constitution while another campaign looking to put an anti-abortion initiative on the ballot failed to gather enough signatures in time to qualify.
More than 50,000 Catholics in Sri Lanka have appealed to the Vatican to recognize the 171 victims of the 2019 Easter massacre as martyrs. This tragedy unfolded on April 21, 2019, when eight suicide bombers struck two Catholic churches, a Protestant church, and three luxury hotels, resulting in the loss of 269 lives and leaving over 500 wounded.
Amid pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University that have led to more than 100 arrests, forced classes online, and left Jewish students and faculty feeling unsafe and unwelcome, the university’s Catholic chaplain says the path forward “must first ensure that such malevolent protests, brimming with anti-Semitism, be stopped.”
