Ornate Indian parasols decorated the exterior of St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus Church in Greenpoint, where hundreds of Indian Catholics rejoiced over their newest saint. Devotees from Brooklyn and Queens as well as New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia attended a Sunday afternoon Mass of thanksgiving on Dec. 7 to celebrate the canonization of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara. […]
By Joanne Fox SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) – During his two-day mission in Sioux City, contemporary Christian musician John Michael Talbot was by turns a comedian, a guitarist and a theologian. “All things are possible with God!” he exclaimed at St. Michael Church and urged those present to repeat after him. It was those words, […]
ST. LOUIS (CNS) – Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis urged residents of Ferguson, “Choose peace!” He made the comment in a statement following the issuance of a grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who is Caucasian, in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, an African-American. “Reject any […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama’s package of actions affecting millions of people without legal immigration status received support from Catholic organizations, labor unions and immigration advocates even as critics contended that the steps he announced violated the Constitution. Advocates for the immigrant community, including national and international church agencies, continued their call for Congress […]
By John Garvey The National Museum of Women in the Arts, with support from The Catholic University of America and the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will soon open an exhibit entitled “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea.” The exhibit, which comes just in time for the Dec. 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception, will feature more […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said he would attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, making it the first confirmed stop on what is expected to be a more extensive papal visit to North America, including a stop in New York. The pope made the announcement Nov. 17 in a speech […]
BALTIMORE (CNS) – Though there were no actions on the U.S. bishops’ agenda in Baltimore dealing with immigration, poverty and other public policy issues, the president of their conference said Nov. 11 that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama and House and Senate leaders soon on several topics. In a brief comment during […]
by Andy Telli NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Supporters of Amendment 1 said the measure to restore Tennessee lawmakers’ authority to regulate abortion passed Nov. 4 because of the backing by Catholic and other religious leaders and their churches. The fight now turns to the state General Assembly, which is expected to consider several bills to […]
By Sarah McCarthy WASHINGTON (CNS) – On a day when Americans are given the opportunity to exercise a right that people in other parts of the world are still fighting for, many of them have chosen, and continue to choose, not to vote. Though this may appear to indicate a sense of apathy among the […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Francis has appointed Father Chad W. Zielinski, a priest of the Diocese of Gaylord, Mich., to be bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska. Bishop-designate Zielinski, 50, is currently serving in the Archdiocese for the Military Services and is on active duty as an Air Force chaplain stationed at Eielson Air […]
