VATICAN CITY — Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador asked Pope Francis to proclaim St. Oscar Romero the church’s first Latin American “doctor of the … Read More
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Cameroon bishops deplore election fraud amid attacks on Catholic clergy
OXFORD, England (CNS) — Catholic bishops have complained of irregularities during Oct. 7 elections in Cameroon’s conflict-torn English-speaking areas after a seminarian was killed by government troops … Read More
‘Unthinkable pain, raw emotion’ remain a year after shooting, says bishop
LAS VEGAS — This last year “has been a time of unthinkable pain and raw emotion for the Las Vegas community and for families devastated” by the … Read More
Attending Mass on Sunday night becoming new tradition for many Catholics
ALBANY, N.Y. — Going to church on Sunday morning is a tradition for most Catholics, but a new trend may be emerging: Sunday-evening Masses. St. Michael the … Read More
Kids’ Page August 2018
Hello my young friends, I hope this column finds each of you well, and feeling reenergized as you look ahead to the start of the school year … Read More
Forceful arguments characterize author’s rebuttal of atheism’s claims
Readers of “Inside the Atheist Mind” expecting a tame rebuttal to atheists such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins are in for surprise. Pulling no … Read More
He planted seed that feeds the hungry
APPLETON — St. Joseph Food Program in Menasha has been a godsend to families in the Fox Valley who struggle to put food on their tables. What … Read More
Pope will create 14 new cardinals in June
VATICAN CITY– Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal’s hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the … Read More
Philadelphia’s Human Services ends foster care placements through Catholic agency
PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia has announced that its Department of Human Services has “ceased new foster care child intakes” with Catholic Social Services of the … Read More
Bishops pray for ‘safety, care’ of all hit hard by two massive hurricanes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops’ Executive Committee Sept. 12 prayed for “the safety and care of human life” after two catastrophic hurricanes and urged Catholics around the … Read More
