Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 20, 2024 / 12:55 pm The Vatican has updated the liturgical book regulating the funeral rite of popes, simplifying some of the rituals at Pope Francis’ request. The second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (“Order of Funerals for Roman Pontiffs”) is a revision of the …
Catholic NASA scientist delves into investigation of potential life on other planets
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2024 / 08:00 am The unresolved question of whether life exists on other planets continues to spark curiosity from the public and the interest of scientists — but one Catholic physicist working on missions to search for potential life also recognizes it as an …
Arizona Catholic parish fire being investigated as arson
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm Police in Arizona are investigating an October parish fire as an act of arson, with authorities seeking help identifying a suspect in the blaze amid warnings from federal law enforcement over increased arson activity against houses of worship. Fire officials …
What is the Jerusalem Cross?
By Matthew Bunson National Catholic Register, Nov 19, 2024 / 07:00 am The Associated Press recently claimed that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, had tattoos supposedly connected with Christian nationalism and even white supremacy. It focused especially on the tattoo of a Jerusalem Cross on …
Hail to You!
Tradition is integral to Catholicism, uniting generations and, through Catholic schools, connecting students, faculty and families. But for years, St. Clement School in Cincinnati lacked one vital symbol of tradition: an alma mater song. Brother Ed Arambasich, OFM, first noticed the school had no alma mater. “I asked several people …
Book Review: Women of the Catholic Imagination
Haley Stewart has put together an invaluable book of essays that every Catholic and serious reader ought to own. Its essays reacquaint us with the life and work of Catholic novelists who ought never be forgotten and whose achievements seem even more unusual and precious now than when they lived. …
Obituary: Deacon Timothy J. Harris
Deacon Timothy J. Harris, a deacon of the Archdiocese, died on November 8, 2024 at the age of 81. Deacon Tim was ordained by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on September 26, 1998. He served the Archdiocese as a permanent deacon for twenty-six years. Upon his ordination, …
U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that urges the American government to reform the immigration system with “fair and humane treatment” of immigrants. “Together, we must speak out on behalf of the ‘huddled masses yearning …
The Saints, Role Models for Being Human and Holy
For the past 40 years whenever I celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation, I regularly take the opportunity to acquaint our young people with the saints. I urged them to choose a patronal saint for their Confirmation name and then to learn about the saints that they had chosen. I do …
The Church and Slavery
I have read that some Catholic religious orders enslaved people. How did the Church respond to slavery? The Church, like most American institutions that existed in the antebellum period (the years in American history after the War of 1812 but before the Civil War in 1861), was a participant in …
