The Archdiocese of San Francisco has launched the Center for Sainthood Studies at St. Patrick’s Seminary, the first of its kind in the U.S., to guide clergy and laity in advancing sainthood causes, preserve archives, and foster deeper understanding of the canonization process.
Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual lodestar is St. Augustine. In his first months in office, the Holy Father summoned the Church to pray, fast, and work for an end to the 21st century’s wars. That spiritual orientation and that summons invite us to consider what “peace” is possible in this world.
In the July-August issue of Commonweal magazine, there was an essay about film, entitled “All Things Shining,” that may be the best essay on film that I have ever read. It was written by Martin Woessner, a professor of history and society at the City College of New York City (CUNY) Center for Worker Education.
In recent weeks, some of our readers have written to us on the benefits or drawbacks of the Traditional Latin Mass. Although we have not reported any news on the topic, there appears to be a movement within the Catholic Church’s hierarchy to investigate the subject further.
Retired Vatican investigator Msgr. Robert Sarno debunks the myth of incorruptible saints, saying preserved bodies are natural, not miraculous.
Retired Brooklyn priest Msgr. Robert Sarno played a key role in the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati after investigating a miraculous healing.
In the recreation room of the Sisters of Mercy residence in Whitestone, three nuns are quietly making a difference with felt, needle, and thread.
A Korean Catholic church turned out for a Mass on Aug. 16 to honor 40 years of continuous service and devotion from a priest who is not from Korea, or even the Diocese of Brooklyn. Since 1985, Father Joseph Veneroso, a Maryknoll Society priest in Ossining, has spent his weekends helping at St. Paul Chong Ha-sang Parish in Flushing.
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda told media Aug. 27 that prayers offered from around the United States and world, including from Pope Leo XIV, have been “a source of hope” following that morning’s mass shooting during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 other victims injured.
A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 left multiple victims, including children, with officials confirming the suspect is dead and no active threat remains.
