The Diocese of Oakland, California, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to address more than 330 lawsuits from survivors of alleged clerical sexual abuse.
Author: Christine
Vatican Secretary of State Calls For ‘Creative’ Peace Efforts In Ukraine
Asking European leaders for “creative efforts for peace” in Ukraine, the Vatican secretary of state said the Holy See “will continue to do its part.”
Black Cuban Recounts His Flight As A Child Refugee From Castro’s Regime In ‘operation Pedro Pan’
Ricardo E. Gonzalez Zayas was one of over 14,000 Cuban children who were part of “Operation Pedro Pan” — a secret, mass exodus to the U.S. via air between 1960-1962 from the newly created communist nation located just 90 miles from our Florida coast.
Vatican Reportedly Pulls ‘Controversial’ World Youth Day Stamp
The Vatican has pulled from circulation a World Youth Day stamp of Pope Francis with young people in an image that resembles propaganda from Portugal’s former dictatorship.
A Testimony of Faith and Love: Conjoined Twins Born, Baptized and At Peace In God’s Arms
The moving story of Nicole Duque and Austin LeBlanc, a local pro-life couple and active members of St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit and St. Mary Parish in Wayne, has captured the attention of the community. Both faced a challenging pregnancy, expecting the birth of conjoined twins with a shared heart and vital organs.
Obituaries, Week of May 20, 2023
Sister Claire Gallagher, OP; Sister Angelita Conk, CSJ
The Spirit of Ordinary Time
If you enter a church and find the sanctuary decked out in red flowers, chances are that, unless it is Christmas, the parish has just celebrated confirmation. This is particularly true in spring when so many such celebrations take place in the wake of Easter.
Let’s Recommit Ourselves To Being More United
Sometimes we meet someone who has the gift of bringing people together. But once they are gone, everyone seems to drift apart.
The Challenge of Mystery From Talented Authors
Rereading Flannery O’Connor’s wonderful book, “Mystery & Manners: Occasional Prose,” selected and edited by Sally and Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1957, 237 pp.) has helped me to appreciate anew the gift that talented novelists are to us. I have difficulty understanding some of O’Connor’s short stories but I accept the judgment of others who know more about literature than I do.
Honoring Brothers and Sisters in the Diocese
This weekend the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrates the jubilee years of the religious brothers and sisters serving our communities.