NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) — A Mercy nun and a laywoman who co-founded a program that is widely credited for reducing Philadelphia’s homeless population by half have been named the winners of the 2011 Laetare Medal given by the University of Notre Dame. The award, announced April 3, will be presented during the university’s 166th […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to the bloodshed in Ivory Coast and Libya, saying hatred and violence never led to victory. He called for all sides involved in the separate conflicts to end the fighting and start talks. “I continue to follow with great apprehension the dramatic events the […]
Continue readingBy: By Catholic News Service CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CNS) — Father John Corapi, a popular author and preacher who has had speaking engagements all over the world, has been placed on administrative leave from priestly ministry over an accusation of misconduct. “We have received an allegation that Father Corapi has behaved in a manner unbecoming […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. Donald F. Hanchon and Father Michael J. Byrnes, who are both pastors in Detroit and also have other duties in the Detroit Archdiocese, to be auxiliary bishops for the archdiocese. Bishop-designate Hanchon, 63, is pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish and episcopal vicar for the central region […]
Continue readingINDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis suffered a mild stroke March 18 and was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. As of March 22, the archbishop remained hospitalized but was resting comfortably. He was alert and talking with his doctors and has been visiting with a few priests of the archdiocese. […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Money, success, power and political ideologies can never give someone a foundation for a life that has real joy and real meaning, Pope Benedict XVI said. Jesus helps “us feel the joy of being sons and daughters of the father who is in heaven, showing us the solid basis on which […]
Continue readingINDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — A witness to mystery. That is how Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein described Bishop Christopher J. Coyne in a homily that he delivered just minutes before he ordained the Boston archdiocesan priest as the first auxiliary bishop for the church in central and southern Indiana since 1933. “In a secularized world that […]
Continue readingDUBLIN (CNS) — Irish Catholic leaders formally announced plans for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, including efforts to keep the costs affordable. The congress will be June 10-17, 2012, at various locations in the Dublin archdiocese, including Royal Dublin Society. The closing Mass will be held at Dublin’s Croke Park and is expected to attract […]
Continue readingBy: By Denis Grasska, Catholic News Service SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is doing his part to cure the “cancer” of racism. “Racism is a cancer, and we have to get it out of our systems,” the 74-year-old told The Southern Cross, newspaper of the San Diego Diocese, in a phone interview. […]
Continue readingCHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CNS) — No Catholic church or school in Christchurch will be used until engineers have declared it safe. Christchurch Bishop Barry P. Jones announced the measure Feb. 25, three days after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked New Zealand’s second-largest city, causing more than 100 deaths and widespread damage. The NZ Catholic newspaper […]
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