April 2022

Today marks the start of Be Kind to Animals month, and while at first glance this topic might seem like an incongruous topic in a newspaper section devoted to religious beliefs, it doesn't take much effort to find the link. . Respect for…

The United States Constitution with flag background. | (Picture: public domain)The Supreme Court is considering a new case related to school prayer. This story began in 2015 when high school football coach Joe Kennedy took a knee in the…

Recommendation: The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City of India by Owen Lynch (Columbia University Press, 1969) The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City in India by…

Edward F. Luecke, Sr., 90, of Chalfont, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Rosemarie (Tornetta) Luecke, who died May 21, 2017.Born September 6, 1931 in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Charles and…

COEUR d'ALENE - Prayers ahead of Coeur d'Alene City Council meetings could see their last Amen. The city, which recently took over the programming of pastors to give brief invocations, could!-->!-->!-->!-->…

VIVIAN BOLAND, Dominican friar and theologian, currently professor aggregate of Theology at Angelicum University in Rome, provided a thorough, lucid, and engaging introduction to the nature of the Church and the Catholic Faith. Like all…

Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old Buddhist and climate activist, set himself on fire outside the US Supreme Court last week, sparking a national conversation about his motivation and whether he may have been inspired…

Baptized Catholics can be confirmed at any age, although each diocese has its own age requirements for the usual receipt of confirmation.In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, any baptized Catholic can be confirmed, regardless of…

ABSTRACT Iraq has witnessed several protest movements in recent history, many of which have been explicit about their desire for a "civilian state" (al-dawla al-madanīya) or even a secular state, which separates the religious domain…

Every year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands of people…

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Over the past nine months, the topic of content standards for social studies education has been a controversial one. The problems started in the summer of 2021 when the Department of Education (DOE)…

Barbara Kay Paulsen, 86, Pipestone, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. The Christian Burial Mass was held Monday, April 25 at St. Leo's Catholic Church with Msgr. Gérald Kosse…

HAIKOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2022--Political, business and academic leaders gathered at the…

Over the past week, the Polish community has welcomed the opportunity to celebrate Easter and its promise of new life. After coping with the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years, many have cautiously chosen to resume honored…

For readers of this column, you already know that I attended schools in Chenango Forks and spent much of my youth riding the bus through the hamlet of Chenango Forks until many of us call still 'old school'. I went to play bingo at the…

Janet Daleen Nance, 67, of Carrollton, Missouri, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the Life Care Center in Carrollton. Janet was the daughter of Leonard Dale and Shirley Anne (Spreitzer) Adcock, born March 10, 1955 in…

The Armenian Genocide was officially recognized by the United States on April 24, 2021. Credit: public domain The Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians perpetrated in Turkey and…

Our Lord was not the only visitor from Sister Faustina's Heaven - Our Lady also came with messages about Divine Mercy.…

Father Augustus Tolton, pictured in an undated photo. Born into slavery in Missouri, he was ordained a priest on April 24, 1886 in Rome. He is the first recognized African-American priest ordained for the American…

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THE pandemic resulting from the Covid-19 virus has led Christian churches around the world to reconsider their usual communion practices, and to adopt a variety of expedients for its duration.In the first part of his book (News, Comment,…

Father Augustus Tolton is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Chicago Archives and Records Center)QUINCY, Ill. (CNS) - The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton was…

When the Church's social teaching looks outward, it sees inequality as evil, but fails when it looks inward. Photo CNS/Remo Casilli, Reuters The Church's approach to human rights provides "a vital resource" for contemporary…

Loans or credit cards are sometimes the best option if you have a financial emergency while you wait for payday, or if you need to pay to get your car fixed, so you can get to work and earn money. Paying off debt can leave more money to…

By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent On one end of the Missouri Capitol last week, Sen. Greg Razer was making another failed attempt to convince his colleagues to enact legal protections in state law for LGBTQ…

Understand the nature of religion and its concepts in the context of human phenomenon This book is a sobering reminder of what most people often forget to do when it comes to religion…

The beautiful tradition of Ukrainian Easter egg art…

“Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is a net by which you can catch souls. -St. Teresa of Calcutta…

ASHEVILLE, NC — The Ukrainian comeback attempt had fizzled out, and Dayana Yastremska and her four teammates prepared to pose for their last official photo during this Billie Jean King Cup qualifier.The blue and yellow ribbon representing…

But Haas, who began tracking attacks on northern Colorado parishes when he noticed they were on the rise, said he saw other potential motivations for some of the incidents. He noted that the increase coincided with the start of the…

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cologne expressed shock on Saturday that the church had paid more than a million euros to erase the private debts of a priest. The news caused particular outrage when it emerged the money had come from a…

By BL Wilson The George Washington University Black Alumni Association (GWBAA) hosted a weekend get-together for more than 145 black alumni who hung out with friends and classmates, some of whom they hadn't seen since years, visited the…

Churches in Loveland will be welcoming people to a variety of Easter season services and programs this weekend. Enduring Love Lutheran Church Abiding Love Lutheran Church, 2825 E. First St., Loveland, will offer a Good Friday Service of…

Father Stu? He's not an ordinary priest, he's a cool priest. A tough priest. A priest who swears (a lot), a priest with a history of alcohol and boxing. That's the story told by the film's poster, which features a diptych of star Mark…

Kristina Keneally accused of 'hypocritically using the church to vote' after photos emerged of her praying and receiving communion despite calling her 'failing and decaying'Ms Keneally visited the Church of the Sacred Heart in…

With his livelihood on the line, Rob Lennick texted the wrong Deborah.The CEO of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico, Lennick sent a message asking for support for an extension of his contract. He was also applying for a $30,000 forgivable…

(THE CONVERSATION) — The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The Conversation is entirely responsible for the content.The 14th century is notorious for disaster. In…

Calling it "a sad day for women's health and safety in Maryland," the Catholic Conference of Maryland sharply criticized the state's General Assembly for overriding Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that will now become law and dramatically…

DUBAI: Dutch academics and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have launched a vital new project that uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to improve the identification and measurement of species…

The Ministry of Music praises during the Palm Sunday celebration at CBCK on April 10. (Morung Photo) News Morung ExpressDimapur/Kohima | April 10 Like the rest of…

April 10, 2022 FRANCOIS KRISHNAN Colombia, Sri Lanka PA Thousands of Sri Lankans gathered in the country's main business district and Christian clergy marched through the capital on Saturday to observe a day of protest…

Several years ago, I began writing petitions for the prayer of the faithful at Newman Catholic Parish. In one of my first petitions I wrote “For the wisdom of Pope Francis as he continues his work of decentralizing the…

Since December 2021, facilities and maintenance staff have worked to significantly transform the third floor of the John R. Dover Library at Gardner-Webb University.The floor has recently opened to the delight and surprise of the…

Reverend Ray Branstiter of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Reverend Kazy Blocher Hinds of the First Presbyterian Church and Reverend Derrick Fetz of the Episcopal Churches of Champaign County met Thursday to plan the Good Friday…

Kathy Matthews can't remember her first career victory in 1977, but she hasn't forgotten her first championship at Union Catholic.In her first season at the helm, she led Union Catholic to a banner season, winning the Union County…

LONDON — A man accused of stabbing a British lawmaker to death during a regular meeting with his constituents told a court on Thursday he had targeted the politician because he voted for airstrikes against the Syria. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, is…

ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) — In Escanaba, students are back in the classrooms of Holy Name Catholic High School: A Chesterton Academy for the first time in 50 years. As part of the Chesterton Academy Network, it is a classic Catholic academy –…

By Fredrick Nzwili • Catholic Information Service • Posted April 6, 2022 NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) - Some Ethiopian Catholic Church sources have corroborated a report by two international human rights groups detailing…

Paul Borchett and his wife, Bernadette, voted on Tuesday at Parkview High School, near the independent residence where they reside.Their children are grown and living elsewhere, but they wanted to vote in school board elections, supporting…

(ANALYSIS) I've never been crazy about Disney. I've never been to any of their theme parks, either as a kid or now as a parent of two, and I've never binged on their movies much in my life. I'll freely admit that puts me in the…

NEW BEDFORD — A new Catholic school resulting from the merger of St. James-St. John and Holy Family Holy Name the schools will be known as Saint Teresa School of Calcutta, diocesan and school officials announced Thursday.The name chosen is…

A Catholic college in Worcester, Massachusetts is standing by its advocacy after religious leaders in the region criticized it for flying flags representing LGBTQ+ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement. The Nativity…

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Bishop Dennis Sullivan celebrates Mass April 3 during iRace4Vocations at Cooper River Park. (Photos by Rich Hundley) PENNSAUKEN — On an afternoon that began with cool rain and ended with wind and hail, warm sunshine…

But Golabek's hauntingly beautiful music is something of a time machine.And it takes him back to the late 1930s, to war-torn Europe during one of humanity's darkest episodes, when the murderous Nazi regime was in its most utter and terrible…

The Catholic Church is a treasure trove of second chances. At best, it is the source of perpetual new beginnings. Second chances are at the very heart of her way of life in the Lord Jesus. We see this reality in small and big ways.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The religious holiday of Ramadan is underway, and the University of Kentucky Muslim Student Association is celebrating 50 years on campus with an Islamic Awareness Week. What do you want to know The University of…

• Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, will host an in-person jazz service on Sunday at 10 a.m. as part of Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest. There will also be an in-person worship service at 8:30 a.m. Masks are…

Pope Francis says he plans to visit Canada during the summer month of July, marking the feast of Saint Anne.…