The world needs new economic models that respect human dignity and protect creation, Pope Francis told an interfaith delegation from England.
Author: Christine
Suffering is a Reality to Explore, Not Ignore, Pope Says
Suffering and death are human realities that raise questions people need to ask themselves, Pope Francis said.
‘Our Prayers Go Up’: Kansas City Catholics Turn to Faith, Dialogue After Ralph Yarl Shooting
Catholics in Kansas City, Missouri, are turning to faith, dialogue and discernment after a local Black teen was shot by a white homeowner for mistaking an address in the course of picking up his younger siblings.
Deacons Are Called to Remind Church to Serve The Poor and Marginalized in Our Midst, Bishop Says
The ordination of 12 permanent deacons for the Diocese of Nashville “signifies a new chapter and a new beginning,” said Father Luke Wilgenbusch, the diocese’s director of vocations.
Vatican Sends Relic of True Cross to Britain’s King Charles
As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis.
Supreme Court Extends Administrative Stay in Abortion Pill Legal Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court said it would extend the administrative stay in the abortion pill dispute until April 21, temporarily keeping in place status quo federal regulations regarding the use of an abortion drug, and giving the court additional time to consider a lower court’s ruling to stay the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug.
Diocesan Assignments – April 22, 2023
Very Rev. Richard J. Beuther, from pastor of St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, and from dean of Queens Deanery 3 to pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, effective June 30.
Obituaries, Week of April 22, 2023
Msgr. Martin T. Geraghty; Sister Jean Dominici De Maria, O.P.; Sister Patricia Ann Walsh, FCSJ
Letters to the Editor Week of April 22, 2023
Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage; The Rites are Equal?
Divine Mercy Mass Allows Us to See Like Jesus
The Lord’s gift to us is His peace. It is part and parcel of the very nature of God as the Divine Mercy. Sunday, we celebrated that Divine Mercy in a special way as we concluded the Easter Octave.