MONTREAL — Father Claude Grou, rector of St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, was stabbed during a Mass March 22. The motive for the attack remains unknown. … Read More
Author Archives: Sam Lucero
Austrian bishops become third conference to divest from fossil fuels
VIENNA — The Austrian bishops’ conference is the most recent Catholic institution to say it will divest from fossil fuels. Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, conference chairman, … Read More
Pope sends aid to southeast Africa after cyclone
VATICAN CITY — As an immediate sign of his concern and an encouragement to other donors, Pope Francis has sent $50,000 each to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi … Read More
N.Y. high school students help prepare taxes through volunteer program
ALBANY, N.Y. — High school junior Paul Barber shuffles through tax forms in the basement of the diocesan Pastoral Center in Albany. At Catholic Central High School … Read More
Royal College of Physicians adopts neutral policy on assisted suicide
MANCHESTER, England — The professional body for doctors in the U.K. dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its … Read More
Pope to sign letter to young people at popular Marian sanctuary
VATICAN CITY — The place Pope Francis chose to sign his letter to young people is an important and popular sanctuary housing the Holy House of Loreto. … Read More
‘Unplanned’ seeks to make abortion ‘unthinkable’
APPLETON — “For a long time, people have been waiting for this legislative cavalry to show up and, with one sweep of their swords, make abortion illegal. … Read More
Rite of Election welcomes adults seeking initiation into church
GREEN BAY — More than 100 men and women from around the Diocese of Green Bay, preparing for initiation into the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil, … Read More
She brings comfort to the grieving
GREENVILLE — When the leader of St. Mary’s Celebration of Life Luncheon Committee gave a six-month notice she was leaving her position after five years, no one … Read More
Antigo Catholic school alumni help fund construction of new gym floor
ANTIGO — With the help of donors spread across the nation, All Saints Catholic School is realizing a dream. Formed in 1998 by the parishes of St. … Read More
