In a Q&A, Bishop Rhoades explains why the bishops voted to write a teaching document on the mystery of the Eucharist and what it means for all U.S. Catholics.
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Seen and unseen: The role of faith, reason in the search for alien life
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes,” St. John Paul II said.
Emmitsburg ‘angel’: Travelers in distress find St. Anthony Shrine fortuitous crash site
Candida Montilla came upon the woman she describes as her guardian angel by accident – literally.
Pope names two U.S. cardinals, Altoona bishop to Vatican supreme court
Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to be members of the Vatican’s supreme court.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Importance of fatherhood/New book by Tony Pagnotti
Josephite Father Kingsley Ogbuji shares some of his experiences ministering to prisoners and what he has learned about the importance of fatherhood. Also, Tony Pagnotti talks about his new book, “My Scripted and Unscripted Life: A Memoir of a TV Newsman.”
National Eucharistic Revival aims to ‘to light fire’ among the faithful
Catholics can expect added emphasis on the Eucharist at all levels of the church beginning next summer, culminating in a large-scale national event in 2024.
Father Kady returns to home parish in Allegany County for ordination to priesthood
Archbishop William E. Lori ordained Father Scott Kady during a Mass that was both a family affair and homecoming, in multiple ways.
Bishops vote to draft teaching document on the Eucharist
The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
Jim Phelan, basketball coach who elevated Mount St. Mary’s profile, dies at 92
Few laymen matched his contributions to the Mount, which gave Phelan a one-year contract to coach in 1954. It turned into 49 uninterrupted seasons on the same campus, the third longest in the history of the sport.
Deacon George Evans, part of the first class of American permanent deacons, to celebrate 50 years of ministry
Deacon Evans’ work has spanned generations. He would celebrate the weddings of young couples and years later be on hand for the baptisms and marriages of their children.
Sister Mary Theresa McFadden, former pastoral associate, dies at 90
A funeral Mass will be offered at 2 p.m. June 18 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Theresa McFadden, a longtime pastoral associate at Our Lady of Victory who died May 29 at 90.
Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting
A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17 during the second day of U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly.