Pope Francis said he was “moved” by a photo of an old registry that showed his participation as a young man at sessions of overnight eucharistic adoration at a basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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St. Ignatius, Hickory, answers call as COVID vaccination clinic
Lynda Boegner, acting director of clinical services for the Harford County Health Department, a nurse practitioner and a St. Ignatius parishioner for more than 20 years, said officials expected to administer 780 Moderna vaccinations, many of which were second doses.
‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium
As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing and prevention, Pope Francis sent a message as part of a series of opening remarks for the event.
Archbishop Lori invites parishioners to pray, learn more during Child Abuse Prevention Month
Archbishop William E. Lori is encouraging Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to dedicate some time during National Child Abuse Prevention Month to pray for victim-survivors of abuse.
Sister Dolores Hudson, OSU, served in Cumberland hometown as teacher and principal, dies at 82
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Dolores (Joseph Ann) Hudson, a native of Cumberland who served her hometown as an educator, died April 2 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. She was 82.
Archbishop Chaput’s book tackles things ‘Christians should be willing to die for’
Archbishop Chaput told Catholic News Service he hopes that after reading his latest book, “anybody who is a serious Christian will take the Gospel more seriously, their lives more seriously and the world around us more seriously.”
Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93
Father Küng was one of the most outspoken Roman Catholic theologians and one of the sharpest critics of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Archbishop Lori on Easter, Evangelization and the Eucharist
Christopher Gunty talks with Baltimore Archbishop William Lori about Easter, relaxing restrictions related to the pandemic, evangelization and the upcoming Year of the Eucharist in a conversation for Easter Sunday.
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, pope says
“It is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures,” the pope said April 3 during his celebration of the Easter Vigil.
Pope leads Via Crucis with young people in torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
For the second year in a row, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Cardinal, at pope’s Good Friday service, decries divisions within church
As Pope Francis presided over the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, the preacher of the papal household called on bishops and all Catholics to examine their consciences for ways they may be harming the unity of the Catholic Church.
Son of Man, son of Krypton: DC trilogy takes cues from Christ’s passion
Many Catholics rely on passion plays or films to aid in their reflection on Christ’s passion and death. One of the unlikeliest of places to find echoes of this pivotal moment in Christian history is director Zack Snyder’s trilogy based on the beloved DC Comics superheroes.