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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Pope Francis accepted the resignations June 15 of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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.
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 […]
The Catholic Universe Bulletin, which has delivered news about Ohio’s Cleveland Diocese for over 140 years, will close its doors in July.
A popular Catholic speaker teamed up with a longtime youth minister and LifeTeen to develop an app designed to assist young people find victory in their battle against porn.
An AP survey has revealed that the number of abortions in the U.S. has gone down by 12 percent since 2010.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (CNS) — A new broadcast facility on the Diocese of Orange’s Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove is the Eternal Word Television Network’s (EWTN) first such facility on the West Coast. The production studio and control room, located within the Tower of Hope on the campus, will begin broadcasting news, televised Masses […]
