EDMONTON, Alberta — Residents of High Level and surrounding areas, including the Dene First Nation, were returning home after a harrowing wildfire threatened northern Alberta communities for … Read More
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Vanier funeral highlights God’s love for each person
TROSLY-BREUIL, France — Gathered in a makeshift chapel around a simple pine casket, members of L’Arche communities and Faith and Light groups from around the world mourned … Read More
Catholic minorities can still change the world, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY — Visiting the small Catholic communities in Bulgaria and North Macedonia offered an opportunity to encourage the faithful to remember God’s miracle of being able … Read More
Pope names Bishop Hying of Gary as new bishop for Diocese of Madison
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Bishop Donald J. Hying of Gary, Indiana, as the new bishop of Madison, Wisconsin. The appointment was announced April 25 in … Read More
Court won’t hear appeal by pro-life activist sued by Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court April 1 decided against hearing an appeal by pro-life activist David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, of a … Read More
Not just for funerals
On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, those parishes with catechumens in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) are encouraged to use the Sunday readings for … Read More
Becoming a seafarers’ chaplain was not exactly his retirement plan
DELTA, British Columbia — A few years ago, Deacon Dileep Athaide could never have guessed he’d become a frequent visitor on the immense coal and container ships … Read More
God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must not take advantage of God’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because God’s wrath for those who refuse to … Read More
Sister Wendy Beckett, art critic and British TV star, dies at age 88
WASHINGTON — Sister Wendy Beckett, who gained fame in the 1990s for television shows and books explaining art, died Dec. 26 in Norfolk, England, at the age … Read More
Catholic Extension honors nun for showing how faith transforms lives
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Sister Marie-Paule Willem received the Catholic Extension’s 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award for her lifetime of missionary work during a celebration Dec. 12 at … Read More
