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New priests follow many paths to answering call to serve God’s people
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Josephine von Dohlen WASHINGTON (CNS) — After almost 12 years as an Episcopal priest, Deacon Jonathan Erdman entered into full communion with the Catholic Church along with his family in 2016 and a year later, he is becoming a Catholic priest. He will be ordained …
Pope: Don’t pretend to be teens; help youths see blessings of adulthood
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Instead of “pretending to be adolescents,” parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome. The belief that youthfulness is …
Pope will visit Chile, Peru in January, Vatican announces
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and, the Vatican announced, he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru. The pope will be in Chile Jan. 15-18, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique, the Vatican …
Louisiana priest in Washington spends hours with Scalise at hospital
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald By Christine Bordelon NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Father Tim Hedrick, parochial vicar of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie, was in Washington continuing his canon law studies when a news alert came across his phone June 14 that Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise, …
Eucharist is reminder of God’s love, call to unity, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Tony Gentile, Reuters By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God’s love, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ by loving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, Pope Francis said. The Eucharist …
Convocation delegate wants to find new ways to spread unchanged Gospel
IMAGE: CNS photo/Northwest Catholic By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Maybe it’s no surprise the Seattle Archdiocese is sending a delegation of 12, as in the number of apostles, to the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florida, July 1-4. Deacon Eric Paige, …
Church offers counseling to help students cope with trauma of London fire
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stefan Wermuth, Reuters By Simon Caldwell Church agencies are helping London Catholic school students cope with the trauma of the Grenfell Tower fire, including knowing that some of their fellow students are missing. Children who attended Catholic schools in the shadow of Grenfell Tower are among about 76 …
New child protection experts graduate from Rome’s Jesuit university
IMAGE: CNS/Carol Glatz By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before students were presented with their diplomas in safeguarding minors, they each received a logoed mug as a memento of their time in the Center for Child Protection’s intensive program at the Pontifical Gregorian University. The cup might come in …
Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco
IMAGE: CNS photo courtesy of the Salesians and Andrea Cherchi By TURIN, Italy (CNS) — Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace. The press office of …
Convocation of Catholic leaders will be historic event, bishops told
By INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — During their spring meeting in Indianapolis, U.S. bishops were reminded that the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders — a gathering they began talking about years ago — is right around the corner. It will be a historic event, Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, …