In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court said on Friday that same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide.
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‘Suit Sunday’ Motivates Men at Iowa Church
MALLARD, Iowa (CNS) – If you decided to attend Mass at St. Mary Church in Mallard recently, your eye may have been drawn to six adult men in dress suits. That’s because they are the Suit Sunday group.
Church Leaders React to Shooting at Bible School
By Daniel O’Shea WASHINGTON (CNS) – The tragic taking of nine lives at a historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, brought an outpouring of solidarity, compassion and sorrow from around the country. After an all-night search, police June 18 found the white man suspected of fatally shooting nine people, including the Rev. Clementa […]
R.I. Bishop Buries Fetus Found in Sewage Plant
by Rick Snizek EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) – Finally, “Baby Francis” is resting in peace. In a simple, but dignified ceremony June 10 in a section of Gate of Heaven Cemetery set aside for the repose of babies, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence presided over a Christian burial service for the unborn child he […]
Vatican Treasures To Be Displayed in Philadelphia
By Shannon Bowen PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – Works of art including paintings, sculptures and rare artifacts from the Vatican will be on display just in time for the World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia this September. More than 200 works of art, 40 percent of which have never been shown […]
Cardinal: Laity Share in the Mission of Evangelization
ST. LOUIS (CNS) – As the role of the laity in the Catholic Church expands, lay ministers have a co-responsibility with their ordained counterparts in furthering the Church’s mission of evangelization, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. The cardinal was the opening speaker at the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Summit June 7-8 in St. Louis. […]
Two Minnesota Bishops Resign Their Positions
Pope Francis accepted the resignations June 15 of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Bishops Discuss Encyclical, Marriage and Injustice
In the discussion of the pope’s upcoming encyclical on the environment and human ecology, the bishops were called on to help Catholics understand its message.
Comedy Is a Family Affair with Gaffigans
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – Jim Gaffigan, the comic actor known both for his funny books like “Dad Is Fat” and “Food: A Love Story,” and his inclusion of his Catholicism in his stand-up routines, has a close collaborator: his wife, Jeannie. “We’re truly partners,” Jeannie Gaffigan said during a June 11 teleconference with […]
Catholic Universe Bulletin Ends 141-year Run in July
The Catholic Universe Bulletin, which has delivered news about Ohio’s Cleveland Diocese for over 140 years, will close its doors in July.