By Maria Wiering (OSV News) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is presently safe in Jerusalem amid Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, where air raid sirens in the late hours of April 13 alerted the country to incoming drones and missiles. Joseph Zwilling, communications director for the Archdiocese of New York, who is […]
Although U.S. Catholics are concerned about climate change, most of them do not see it as a high-priority issue, according to a recent survey.
Today for sure is a joyous day. A joyous day when we celebrate our identity, who we are as a people of God. The source of our unity, the source of our joy. We celebrate the sacramental life of the Church and the ways that God is working in our midst, especially here in Brooklyn and Queens. Thank you for your presence here today. Gracias a todos, merci beaucoup.
Father Marcel Uwineza recalls he was 14 in April 1994 when a fearful pall “like an evil spirit” draped his hometown in the East African nation of Rwanda.
Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document.
Whether it was speaking out against injustice, ministering to those on society’s margins or accompanying communities afflicted by geo-political catastrophes, retired Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton traveled great lengths to express his solidarity with people on the periphery of society.
There must be something in the water in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a small, scenic town 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Two of popular music’s most successful and beloved stars were born and raised there — legendary crooner Perry Como on May 15, 1912, and “the Polish Prince,” Bobby Vinton, on April 16, 1935.
“For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.” (Col 3:4) We hear these words from St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians.
As I have been re-reading Michael Himes’ “Doing the Truth in Love: Conversations about God, Relationships and Service,” (New York: Paulist Press, 1995, 152 pp., $12.95) and reflecting on the wonderful insights that Father Himes presents, I have found that almost everything Michael has written, and every comment I have made about what he has written, can easily be related to the mystery of the Eucharist.
Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York will soon travel to the Holy Land to meet with local religious leaders and visit various humanitarian agencies at work.
