ROME – As thousands of priests arrived in Rome for events marking the end of the Year for Priests, two other groups of Catholics arrived with some very specific requests.Read More
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Father Brian Kolodiejchuk of the Missionaries of Charity, postulator for the sainthood cause of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, told a gathering at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven June 1 that her cause is “still waiting for one more miracle” for her to be declared a saint.Read More
WARSAW, Poland – A martyred Polish priest was praised for standing against the oppressive forces of communism when he defended human rights in his sermons during a beatification Mass in the Polish capital.Read More
NICOSIA, Cyprus – The Catholic minority in Cyprus and the Christian minority in the Middle East are called to be witnesses of God’s love, of hope in the face of suffering and of a tenacious commitment to dialogue for peace, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
When images of the girls’ schools in Port-au-Prince named for St. Rose of Lima were disseminated after the Jan. 12 earthquake, students of St. Margaret School in Bel Air reacted with concern and empathy.Read More
DURBAN, South Africa - Although World Cup fever is sweeping South Africa, some Catholics are skeptical about its long-term effects. The German Catholic news agency KNA visited South Africa to talk to people about their expectations for the 64 soccer matches that begin in the country June 11.Read More
WASHINGTON - The new health reform law might have overcome its first hurdles, but it still faces a multitude of challenges - in the courts, in state legislatures and in the minds of many confused Americans.Read More
ROME - One year after U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a groundbreaking speech to the Muslim world, Vatican diplomats said that while there has been much progress in dialogue, much is left to do on the ground.Read More
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO CYPRUS - Pope Benedict XVI said he was deeply saddened by the murder of the president of the Turkish bishops’ conference, but he said Bishop Luigi Padovese’s death should not cast a shadow over his visit to the eastern Mediterranean or over Catholic-Muslim dialogue.Read More
HONOLULU - The gateway to heaven is through the chapel doors at Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu. Or so one could argue after watching the series finale of the ABC-TV show “Lost” in late May. Several key scenes in the last episode were shot at the all-girls Catholic school.Read More