After stepping out to the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, he mentioned no nationality and instead identified himself as “a son of St. Augustine, an Augustinian.”
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Radio Interview: Dominican sister at Mount de Sales shares faith journey from astrophysics to religious life
Dominican Sister Albertine Cevallos serves as a science teacher at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville while living the charism of her religious community, the Dominican Sisters of St. Celicia of Nashville.
N.J. diocese hopes proposed law will resolve religious worker visa problems
The Diocese of Paterson, N.J., and several of its foreign-born priests are hoping proposed legislation will resolve their lawsuit regarding religious worker visas.
Mount de Sales Dominican sister shares journey after pursuing science, finding faith
Sister Albertine has been teaching at Mount de Sales, which has been administered by the Dominicans since the 1980s, for four years. She teaches physics, chemistry and AP computer science, and she helps with the robotics team and the Ultimate Frisbee club.
Indiana Catholic shares story of his life-changing bond with friend who is now Pope Leo
The trip to Villanova convinced Bickel of his desire to be an Augustinian priest. It also gave him his first extensive look into the heart and soul of the future pope, a glimpse that has turned into a revelation about his friend through the years — and the way he believes Pope Leo will approach his papacy.
With an Augustinian in chair of St. Peter, order sees growing interest in vocations
The Augustinian order has been in the spotlight since May 8, the day one of its own was elected pope. Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the inquiries into joining the U.S. provinces of the men’s Order of St. Augustine.
Religious sisters played role in pope’s formation in grade school, N.J. province discovers
As the Sisters of Christian Charity watched the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome May 8 and awaited the appearance of the new pope on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, they had no idea they had played a vital role in his early formation.
Video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing goes viral, boosts interest in their ministry
A video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing and dancing hip-hop, a scene taken from a local TV show and defined by celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg as “a real life ‘Sister Act,'” went viral on May 28, with millions of views all over the world.
The Spirit leads – and Father Romano follows – to Mount St. Mary’s
For a priest who never expected to focus his ministry on vocations, Father Michael Romano has become a leading figure in shaping the next generation of Catholic clergy – and now he’ll do it from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.
Pope asks priests to be signs of reconciliation in the church and world
In a church and a world divided and fractured, priests are called to be witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness, which reconciles people and makes them one community, Pope Leo XIV told new priests.
Missionaries of Mercy’s role is to show face of God ‘is love and mercy,’ says Kentucky pastor
Missionaries of Mercy are priests given faculties to absolve penitents of certain sins which are otherwise reserved to the Holy Father to absolve, due to their seriousness. These include the profanation of the Eucharist and the direct violation of the sacramental seal by a priest hearing a confession.
Longtime Air Force chaplain and active reservist ordained a bishop to serve U.S. armed forces
For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.