By Catholic News Service Tulsa, Okla. (CNS) — Halloween is an opportunity for Catholics “to express in every detail of our observance the beauty and depth of the feast of All Saints,” said Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa.
By Catholic News Service PITTSBURGH (CNS) — Thousands of people gathered outside and inside the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall of the University of Pittsburgh Oct. 28 at an interfaith service to mourn the victims of the horrific shooting a day earlier at the Tree of Life synagogue.
WASHINGTON— Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, Sean Callahan, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, and Sister Donna Markham OP PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA issued the following statement urging all people of goodwill to speak and act with compassion towards those migrating north and seeking refuge from violence and poverty.
By Dan Russo, Catholic News Service DUBUQUE, Iowa (CNS) — The Internal Revenue Service is proposing a rule change that would impact about 30 percent of the student population in the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, as well as thousands of others attending nonpublic schools in Iowa and other states.
“Your marriage has been and continues to be a success because of that third person. For us, we know that that other person is Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” said Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, during the annual wedding anniversary Mass Oct. 21 at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica.
St. Anne Mission, Eastgate, celebrated its 100 th year as a faith community Oct. 20 honoring Catholic immigrants who settled in the area in 1911 to farm and raise families but who were still yearning to have their spiritual needs met.
More than 30 married couples joined Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, to celebrate their anniversaries and to renew commitments to each other at the annual Jubilee Mass Oct. 21 at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica.
“You have difficult decisions to make. You know it’s a great responsibility,” Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, said to lawyers and judges from all faith traditions at the annual Red Mass Oct. 19 at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica.
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A report from two leading faith-based agencies serving immigrants entering the United States from Mexico and Central America called on the federal government to end a policy of separating children from their families and help families comply with immigration law.
Por Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — Llevando el cayado pastoral del papa Pablo VI y vistiendo la correa manchada en sangre del arzobispo Óscar Romero de San Salvador, el papa Francisco los reconoció formalmente a ellos, y a otros cinco más, como santos de la Iglesia Católica.
Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions member Deacon David Luther was among the nearly 150 leaders who examined pastoral activities to alleviate division in the United States, in the world and among Christian communities during the national FDLC meeting Oct. 2-4 in Atlanta, Ga. Deacon Luther serves at St. Michael Church in Jasper.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor. When the pope’s decision was announced Oct. 12, the Archdiocese of Washington released a letter from Pope Francis to the cardinal, making clear his support for Cardinal Wuerl’s ministry and leadership, but also praising the cardinal for putting the good of the church first.
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote a letter of solidarity to Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta in light of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Indonesia.
WASHINGTON— Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has requested that dioceses across the country take up an emergency collection on behalf of those devastated by Hurricane Florence, as well as any forthcoming natural disasters this year.
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Setting the stage for a monthlong gathering of bishops, Pope Francis urged synod fathers not to be crushed by “prophets of doom,” but to be the signs of hope and joy for which today’s young people yearn.
WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 4-10. This annual event is a special time for parishes in the U.S. to foster a culture of vocations for the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life.