Once again, Labor Day is upon us and, with that celebration, the “end” of the summer season.
Author: Christine
‘Everything in Life Has a Price’ Including Your Faith
Growing up between my adoptive and birth families introduced me to twice as many relatives as a normal person. Each of them has some kind of interesting story or thought to share at the right moment.
Diocesan Assignments – September 3, 2022
Rev. Richard Riccioli, O.F.M. Conv., to pastor of Most Holy Trinity – St. Mary, Williamsburg, effective Aug. 15.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Martyr-Saint
The feast day of the first Filipino martyr-saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz, will be celebrated on September 28.
Ukrainian Bishops Praise Efforts to Restart Schooling Disrupted by War
Ukrainian bishops welcomed efforts to restart classes for a new school year and offered church basements as emergency air raid shelters for children.
New Film on Mother Teresa Seeks to Put 20th-Century Saint Back in Spotlight
With St. Teresa of Kolkata’s death 25 years ago, there is an entire generation of young men and women who did not see much about her life and legacy, serving “the poorest of the poor.”
Conservative Cardinal Calls for Conclaves to be Limited to Rome-Based Cardinals
German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, a once influential conservative prelate known to be at odds with several aspects of Pope Francis’s papacy, has asked that the right to vote in a conclave be limited to those residing in Rome.
Pope Prays for Victims of Iraq, Says Dialogue is the ‘High Road’
Pope Francis offered prayers Wednesday for the victims of violent political protests in Iraq that have left more than 20 people dead, saying dialogue and fraternity are the only way to resolve its current difficulties.
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had Great Appreciation for Each Other
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John Paul II, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other.
New Duties Do Not Diminish Call to Evangelize, Pope Tells Cardinals
Jesus’ call to spread the Gospel should fill all Christians, especially those within the church hierarchy, with a sense of wonder and gratitude, Pope Francis said.