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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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

India Some 75% of Catholics are former Dalits, but only two out of 31 archbishops and 11 out of 180 bishops are Dalits. Dalit Catholics hold a protest against the appointment of an upper caste Archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore in…

Gina Christian By Gina Christian • Published on March 27, 2022 One Sunday afternoon in mid-January, I sat at my laptop, awaiting a call from Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United…

Eds: This story was provided by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. (THE CONVERSATION) Russian President Vladimir Putin has often said that Russians and Ukrainians are "one…

Michael G. GolovitchBaden - Michael G. Golovich, 78, of Baden died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 19, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Ann (Gurgorvich) Golovich. He was…

Rolande L. Lavoie Rolande L. Lavoie 1925 – 2022 BRUNSWICK – Rolande L. Lavoie, 96, of Brunswick, died peacefully of a brief illness shortly after midnight on Sunday March 6, 2022. March 6 was also the birthday of her late husband Raymond…

The Catholic Church is investigating whether its properties could be used to house refugees fleeing war in Ukraine. Archbishop Eamon Martin, the…

The high-ranking priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, meanwhile, offered a very different reason for the invasion: gay pride parades.Still, experts say Kirill's comments offer important insight into Putin's broader spiritual vision of a…

A New York woman, 68, was 'beaten and raped inside a Catholic CHURCH by a homeless man who has already been arrested at least 30 times since the 1980s' before being rescued by a "hero" priestA 68-year-old woman has filed a…

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Posted: 03/09/2022 17:49:17 Modified: 09/03/2022 17:48:44 SOUTH DEERFIELD — As supplies from Ukraine dwindle in the face of the continued Russian invasion, Andriy Krip has spent the past few days…

NEW YORK (1010 VICTORIES) — Police are looking for a man caught on surveillance video stealing a statue from the lawn of a Catholic church in Queens on Sunday. The man is seen on video picking up a statue of the…

HOUSTON — Catholic Extension honored Houston native Raye G. White with its fifth annual Spirit of Francis Award “for his passion and commitment” to the faith community in the Houston area. The award recognizes an individual or group who…

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Louisiana Senator John Kennedy calls on the US Department of Justice to crack down on those who attack the Catholic Church. Kennedy, a Republican, is urging US Attorney General Merrick Garland to hold those…

The Catholic Church has said it is set to celebrate the life and times of the first indigenous Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lagos, Reverend (Dr) John Kwao Amuzu Aggey on his 50th birthday…

DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Dozens of headstones were toppled at a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery in suburban Baltimore last week, officials said.Church officials said some 49 headstones were knocked over and damaged last week at Dundalk Cemetery…

Metal scaffolding tubes glistened in the sun as a missing link in Barrow's skyline was restored to its rightful place atop St Mary's Church, The Mail reported in September 1988. The city's oldest Catholic church on…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Pope Francis is encouraging Catholics and people around the world to not only pray on Ash Wednesday next week, but also to offer their “fast” to the peoples of Russia and Ukraine. Fasting means limiting the…

January 20, 2022 seems to be a memorable date for many devout Catholics in Germany in the future. On this day, the Munich law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) published an expert opinion on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church between…

Climbing the stairs to the balcony of Grace Lutheran Church on any given Sunday brings you to Chuck…

A parishioner at a church in Western Australia captured the moment police interrupted mass to demand that five people who were not wearing face masks comply with the law. The woman who photographed the raid at St Bernadette's Church in…

Father O'Neill's cycling pilgrimage offered prayers for peace in war-torn region Posted: February 16, 2022 By Rick SnizekCatholic Press Service CNS Photo/Rick Snizek, Rhode Island Catholic Father!-->!-->…

Rev. Andres Arango was conducting a baptism at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Phoenix last year when some people in the pews heard a slight variation in the religious ritual.“We baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of…

During the pleadings in the case Shurtleff v. City of BostonSupreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch pointed out reference to the "so-called separation of Church and State". Exactly what this aside was meant to express is…

By Easwaran Rutnam The Catholic Church has raised concerns that politicians could put the lives of the general public at risk to win an election. Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando told the Daily Mirror in a!-->!-->…

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Florence Tranthham Jerseyville - Florence "Sis" Trantham, 98, passed away peacefully at 3:35 p.m., Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in Jerseyville. She was born in Fieldon, Illinois on December 7, 1923, the daughter of the late Henry and Barbara…

Reports of abuse have been made against hundreds of clergy and other members of the Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand since the 1950s, according to figures released this week to a royal commission, which for the first times capture the…

Term means "farewell to the flesh" in Latin, became a festive season before Lent Posted: February 7, 2022 By Chris PriceArkansas Catholic Staff Aprille Hanson Spivey photo Our Lady of the Holy!-->!-->…

Cardinal John Dew said the Catholic Church should be "deeply ashamed" of the abuse statistics released today. Photo/Andrew BonallackAs many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according to a…

Richard Leys 1930-2022 KENOSHA – Richard Leys, 91, of Kenosha, WI, died Monday, January 24, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Kenosha, WI on August 14, 1930, son of the late Cornelius and Alma (Carlsen)…

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja As political activity that would culminate in the 2023 general election gathers momentum, the Catholic Church has reaffirmed its position that it will remain apolitical and will not…

By Julie Asher • Catholic Press Service • Published on January 26, 2022 WASHINGTON (CNS) - If Roe falls, "my hope is that we will come together and seize this opportunity to create a post-Roe America where human life is…

Explosives believed to have been planted by terrorists destroyed part of the Catholic Chapel at St. John's College, Mutum-Biyu, the seat of Gassol local government in Taraba State. Principal of the College, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ikyaan, told…

WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Catholic Church and her people stand ready not only to help pregnant women bring their pregnancies to term, but also to help women who have had abortions, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said. chairman of the…

The Women's Ordination Conference, founded in 1975, describes itself as "the oldest and largest organization working to ordain women as deacons, priests and bishops".…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Linda Ann Brown was called to her heavenly rest on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Windsor House Liberty Healthcare Center. Linda was born in Youngstown on April 30, 1957 to Thomas and Ann…

Mary Edith "Eydie" Dushane, 82 of Monroe, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in the comfort of her home.Born April 26, 1939 in Monroe, Eydie was the daughter of the late Herbert and Frances (Kronsperger) Osgood. On May 20, 1961, she married…

Steven J. Gahagan July 22, 1965 - January 15, 2022 DAVENPORT-A Memorial Mass to celebrate the life of Steven J. Gahagan, 56, of Davenport, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in…

Are silent prayers heard by God?Q. I am an 88 year old Korean War veteran with a question that is not overwhelming but bothers me almost every day. I speak and pray to God, Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary aloud - every morning and…

BRADLEY, Ill. - Following the death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and the murder of Officer Tyler Bailey in the line of duty, a vigil of prayer for his ultimate sacrifice and recovery will begin Monday evening.…

Saint Sebastian Catholic Church The Saint Sebastian Catholic Church will celebrate San Sebastian with an international party and dance on Saturday January 15, 2022, starting at 5.30 p.m. It will be an international holiday of Italy,…

At least one lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has been filed in Colorado following the passage of a new law last year. Colorado resident Brian Barzee sued the Roman Catholic…

Mission - Susan Kay Cummings Mahoney passed away on December 30, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. Susan Mahoney was the daughter of Mack and Mary Ann Cummings of Rio Grande City. She was married to Henry Patrick "Dan" Mahoney of…

ROSARIO, Argentina - Hours before boarding the plane to his new post, the Pope's representative in Mexico called the land of Our Lady of Guadalupe a "faithful" place, but also "flogged with violence, by dead ". Archbishop Franco…

In his New Year's greetings to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people on Saturday to focus on the good that unites them and spoke out against violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many people…

December 31, 2021 KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU Wedowee, Alabama, United StatesPA Reverend Athanasius Chidi Abanulo - using skills honed in his native African country to minister effectively in rural Alabama - determines how long he…

Dec 20 1926-Dec. 24, 2021TRACY - Christian burial mass for Norman R. DeBlieck, 95 from Tracy, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tracy with a live broadcast on the Stephens Funeral Service Facebook page .…

In a new case of alleged religious conversion, Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday evening arrested three people, including a Catholic church priest and a pastor, in Bicholi village, Jhabua district, for allegedly attracting police tribal…

The parish priest of the Catholic Church of St. Therese of Tamale Reverend Father Boniface MasoyiriThe pastor of the Catholic Church of St. Therese of Tamale, Reverend Father Boniface Masoyiri, urged Christians across the country not to let…

By 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 12, about 200 worshipers had gathered at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Heriberto Mercado noticed smoke billowing from the ceiling and worked quickly and silently to…

Thief River Falls - Donald Lenhart, of Thief River Falls, passed away on Saturday December 18, 2021 at Villa St Vincent in Crook-ston. Donald George Lenhart was…

Hélène Thérèse Benuska Dec 10 1922 - 14 Dec. 2021 Helen Theresa Benuska, 99, died at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital on December 14, 2021 from complications from pneumonia. She was born on December 10, 1922 in Ottawa, IL, daughter…

The Catholic Church's Fourth Report to the National Child Safety Office describes the initiatives of dozens of Catholic entities as they continue to strengthen their efforts to keep everyone safe within the Church. By Lisa…

NAIROBI, Kenya - International human rights organizations have warned of a new wave of atrocities in Ethiopia's Tigray region, as Catholic Church leaders continue to voice concerns over the detention of priests , nuns and lay members.…

According to popular opinion, the Catholic Church is still mired in the Inquisition and still ignorant of modern science. After all, look what they did to Galileo Galilei. Whenever I hear a critic of Catholicism mention Galileo, I mean,…

ROME - Even if the papacy is not a popularity contest, the influence of a pope in his country of origin is a means of measuring his performance. Alas, when it comes to Pope Francis' Argentina, things are a bit more complicated: according…

Members of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Salamanca, Holy Name of Mary Parish in Ellicottville, and St.…

Sister Galvan served the Catholic Church in Mexico and the United States for almost 50 years, the last 31 in the San Diego area. She lives in Bay Park.Our Lady of Guadalupe has changed my life.This is because since I started to really…

The funeral will be on Saturday, December 11 at 10 a.m. from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove. Interment in the Catholic Sacred Heart Cemetery in Ida Grove. Military Rites by the McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of the American…

GENEVA (AP) - Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland asked two academics to conduct a study on the history of sexual exploitation of the Swiss Church since the mid-20th century, joining other churches in other European…

Teams are currently battling a large fire that broke out at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold on Saturday evening. First responders arrived at block 1600 Kenneth Avenue at around 8:00 p.m. An…

The face of the Greco-Catholics of the third millennium is undoubtedly more and more multicultural, and the changes which this Church with strong roots is experiencing do not appear to be abnormal if they are part of a…

Marie S. Stavas (Stehno)March 12, 1931 - November 10, 202190-year-old Marie S. Stavas (Stehno) entered her eternal journey on November 10, 2021, peacefully in the arms of her family and spirit of friends after a brief…

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Peru on Sunday, causing a 16th-century Catholic church tower to collapse, although no deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported.The earthquake struck the sparsely populated area at 5:52…

PARIS (AP) - The Archbishop of Paris has offered to step down after admitting to having an "ambiguous" relationship with a woman in 2012, the archdiocese said.Archbishop Michel Aupetit, who has headed the church in Paris since 2018, sent a…

Robert Friscic is a big male bear whose whole body trembles when he laughs, which he does a lot when he gets nervous.There is also a childish side to him. Much of him is still stuck in the 1980s when, he says, his childhood was stolen from…

The Pride 365 shirt looked like the one sold by Target (Photo: Target) There was a rainbow-colored ruckus at a Catholic school in northeast Baltimore over the weekend. The Baltimore Brewery reports that a 12-year-old student at…

For the 12-year-old student at St. Francis of Assisi School, wearing a favorite old t-shirt with a gay pride message on "Dress Down Day" was nothing new. She had worn it before without a problem on casual dress days, she said. the drink.…

FOLEY, Mary Katherine69, from Springfield, died Nov. 17, 2021 at the Northwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Home after poor health last year. She is bornOn October 10, 1952, at Springfield City Hospital, the daughter of the late…

By Carol Glatz, Catholic Information Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Collecting information and statistics on child sexual abuse is an important tool to assess established responses and to develop recommendations aimed at fixing a failing…

NORTH SYDNEY, NS - St. Joseph's Catholic Parish in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, is at the center of controversy after posting a weekly Facebook newsletter containing a message saying artificial insemination and…

Celestine "Sally" M. Forbeck December 12, 1933 - November 9, 2021 Okawville, Illinois - Celestine "Sally" M. Forbeck, née Kreher, 87, of Okawville, IL, born December 12, 1933, in Mascoutah, IL, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at her…

The elevation of the Eucharist is pictured in a stained glass window in St. Anthony's Church in North Beach, Maryland on July 15, 2021. CNS Photo / Bob Roller The Catholic difference…

(Photo by Ana Trinidad for the Daily Press)Reverend Casmir Anozie of the Santa Clara Catholic Church stands in front of the ofrenda which helps to remember those who have been lost. "The month of November…

Senior members of France's Roman Catholic hierarchy knelt for a demonstration of penance at the Sanctuary of Lourdes on Saturday, a day after bishops accepted responsibility for the church for decades of child abuse.But some of the abuse…

BALTIMORE - The process of recognizing saints in Catholicism is so arduous that it can take generations, if not centuries, but even the generally slow Catholic Church can speed things up when it wants to. In the cases of Mother…

Wilma ann clausen Danbury, Iowa Wilma Ann Clausen, 86, of Danbury, died on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. A Christian burial mass will be held at 10:30 am Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church…

“Christ and his Church thus together form the 'whole Christ' (Christus totus). The Church is one with Christ ”. Here is how the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church (§ 795) hammers home one of the two axes of…

WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden met Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday, he presented the pontiff with a century-old, hand-spun cloak from a church in the nation's capital with a long history and a liberal bent.But it was not the…

In a recent sermon, a deacon from my local Catholic church recounted a humorous anecdote about a group of Protestants entering Heaven after dying in a bus crash. Saint Peter greets them and tells them to quietly walk past a certain group…

The Catholic Church should play a leading role in protecting the environment and combating climate change, said the bishop who is the commissioner for environmental and climate issues at the German bishops' conference.“We take seriously…

The reverend of a Catholic church on the south side calls for police surveillance in the area after the theft of a golf cart and lawn equipment. The priest of a church on the south side asks the police for help.…

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic Press Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With many people around the world facing exclusion and inequality, the social teaching of the Catholic Church can inspire new economic systems that are more…

Hannum, Marilyn J.December 17, 1931 - October 16, 2021Mom passed away peacefully on October 16, 2021. She was predeceased and welcomed into heaven by her husband Jim; daughter Linda; son Mike; and his son-in-law Chuck Walden. Such a…

The Catholic Church in France is under fire for sexual abuse committed by its clergy and lay people. / Getty The Catholic Church in France is under fire for sexual abuse committed by…

DENVER (CNS) - Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila on October 20 condemned a wave of anti-religious vandalism of churches and other buildings in northern Colorado, and prayed "for the end of these attacks and so that the love of God is…

By Lucien Chauvin, Catholic Information Service LIMA, Peru (CNS) - Indigenous peoples of Latin America will play a central role at a regional assembly that the Catholic Church will hold in Mexico at the end of November. The Sixth Church…

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland admitted he was uncomfortable attending a service with other religious…

We are very sad to announce the passing of Margaret (Peggy) Jane Anthony on October 16, 2021. Peggy was born on February 18, 1940 in the Stroudsburg area, the first of four daughters born to Julia Carolyn (Doyle) and Peter Joseph Lakavage.…

By Tonny Onyulo • Catholic Information Service • Posted on October 15, 2021 While selling dried fish at her stall at Kimironko Market in Kigali, Rwanda, Therese Mukabunane recounted how hundreds of desperate residents of…

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As an expectation of the imminent Pope's visit to Malta, Francis faces a sort of crisis at home. The recently exposed sexual abuse scandal in the French Church is utterly shocking and devastating to those directly and indirectly affected.…