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Carmelite sister cleans up after Irma with a chainsaw, becomes sensation
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Sister Margaret Ann By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann Laechelin saw a motorist struggling to navigate a road obstructed by a fallen tree and worried for the safety of others. “The road was blocked and we couldn’t …
Parish pantry volunteers say getting ahead of Irma helped people cope
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Davis By Jim Davis KISSIMMEE, Fla. (CNS) — The best way to cope with something like Hurricane Irma: Get ahead of it. That simple wisdom kept the turnout light at St. Rose of Lima Church Sept. 12, a day after the storm roared through Kissimmee, a town …
Freed Indian Salesian meets Pope Francis
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One day after his release from captivity, Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil met with Pope Francis. According to the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, the pope welcomed Father Uzhunnalil at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Sept. 13. Arriving before …
Bishops pray for ‘safety, care’ of all hit hard by two massive hurricanes
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chris Wattie, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — 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 country to offer their prayers as well as financial support and volunteer help as they can. …
Witness of Colombian people a wealth for the church, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Colombia’s long and arduous path toward reconciliation and a lasting peace after nearly half a century of war is a sign of hope for all Christians, Pope Francis said. Speaking to pilgrims Sept. 13 at his weekly general audience, …
Indian Salesian abducted in Yemen freed
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted by Islamic State militants in Yemen and held captive for more than a year, was freed. According to Oman’s state-run news agency ONA, Father Uzhunnalil was “rescued” by Oman authorities “in coordination with the …
Kansas priest recalls friendship with martyr as beatification nears
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Bonar, The Register By Karen Bonar CAWKER CITY, Kan. (CNS) — In the cozy rectory behind Sts. Peter and Paul Church sits Father Don McCarthy with myriad items relating to his friend, Father Stanley Rother. “It’s kind of like a shrine in here,” he said, looking around. …
Irma weakens at it heads north, but leaves path of destruction
IMAGE: CNS photo/Daytona Beach Police Department handout via Reuters By MIAMI (CNS) — A weakened Hurricane Irma churned in Florida after ripping through southern portions of the state and the Caribbean islands, flooding cities, knocking out power to millions, destroying homes and businesses and killing more than 20 people. The …
Irma weakens as it heads north, but leaves path of destruction
IMAGE: CNS photo/Daytona Beach Police Department handout via Reuters By MIAMI (CNS) — A weakened Hurricane Irma churned in Florida after ripping through southern portions of the state and the Caribbean islands, flooding cities, knocking out power to millions, destroying homes and businesses and killing more than 20 people. The …
Pope says he hopes Trump reconsiders DACA decision
By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBIA (CNS) — Politicians who call themselves pro-life must be pro-family and not enact policies that divide families and rob young people of a future, Pope Francis said. Flying from Colombia back to Rome late Sept. 10, Pope Francis was asked about …