February 2022

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) – The United Methodist Church in Cherryvale is holding a prayer vigil, for Ukraine and for world peace, through Tuesday.The church opened from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for anyone to enter the sanctuary and pray."It's sort of…

Parishioners who arrived at the church on Sunday morning were surprised to find an unexpected guest on February 27, 2022. Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin arrived unannounced to pray for the people of…

A house exploded in Nanaimo's Old Town neighborhood on Sunday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Pine and Fitzwilliam streets at 8:30 p.m. on February 27 after a structure exploded next to St. Peter's…

By Catholic News Service • Posted on February 27, 2022 FLORENCE, Italy (CNS) - Bishops and mayors of cities around the Mediterranean gathered to talk about migration, peace, development and the promotion of human rights,…

A longtime resident of Kingsport/Church Hill, TN. area has just released its second book, Words Attitudes…

YONABARU, Okinawa - A post-war Catholic church on a hill in this southern Japanese city features a fusion of American and Okinawan designs. The cities of Yonabaru and!-->!-->!-->…

TROY, NY (NEWS10) - St. Nicholas of Troy Ukrainian Orthodox Church filled with parishioners and community members on Saturday to pray for Ukrainians as the Russian invasion continues. Deacons from the Roman Catholic Diocese of…

SUMTER — St. Anne's and St. Jude's Catholic Churches share a long-standing relationship.Joseph Duggan…

Participants in the Four Corners Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Prayer Run arrived in Cortez Friday night. They had a meal at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and were invited to…

I'm always skeptical when I hear about a new show featuring a Catholic nun or priest. Skeptical and fearful: These are probably the bad guys, and they will definitely wear a habit or a cassock, no matter the decade or the circumstances.…

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Parishioners of a Sault Ste. The Ukrainian Church of Mary watched in horror as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Members of St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church visited periodically throughout Thursday, offering their prayers for…

ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – A heartbreaking and devastating blow when the local Slavic community learned that Russia was bombing their home country. Sacramento is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations in the United States"I'm really…

The concern for sports facilities (amenities) in the country remains one of the major factors hindering the rapid development of games in the country. A great foundational brick has been brought to the infrastructure development…

An anonymous plaintiff is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville and its bishop, alleging the diocese failed to properly investigate allegations of sexual abuse against a former employee.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Knox County…

Father Matthew Guckin (right), pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Doylestown, leads prayers to bless the church's new military tribute wall on February 20. Also pictured are Father David O'Brien (second from…

I imagine that every reader in newspaper country will identify with this story. A friend promised his…

I first met Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1994 while researching my book Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. I was about to leave Rome and it was one of the last and most important…

The facade of the Rochechouart hotel Photo: Ludovic Balay / Courtesy of Orso Hotels Located at the foot of Montmartre you will find an Art Deco gem from 1929 that has been carefully renovated into what it is…

Jacques GuayGreen Bay - James (Jim) Stephen Guay was born on February 28, 1956, the eighth of ten children born to John and Verna (Cady) Guay, in Menominee, Michigan. He attended St. Mary's Elementary School in Peshtigo and graduated from…

The author is a contributing columnist, based in ChicagoFrom telemedicine to telecommuting, from remote exercise to remote religion, the pandemic is making the inevitable happen – only sooner. In many areas of life and work,…

People outside a Catholic church in a village in Malanje province, Angola, in 2018 (Dreamstime/Nuno Almedia)…

A funeral is scheduled for a New York firefighter who collapsed at his fire station a day after battling a blaze in Queens. Firefighter Jesse B. Gerhard, 33, died Wednesday after responding to a two-alarm fire in Queens on…

(died in 1919 and 1920)Their story+ Francisco was born in 1908 and Jacinta in 1910 near Fatima, Portugal. The brother and sister, children of peasants, spent their days taking care of the sheep with their cousin, Lucia Santos. + Friends…

John Rybak is Ukrainian-American, a retired veteran turned carpenter who now lives in Bridesburg. Rybak was with friends Saturday in the community park across from his church, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Catholic…

Head spin: James Hinchcliffe and Juan Montoya have both done 'a lot for me over the years'Years ago, around 2012, I did an interview with a young kart kid from Ontario named Devlin DeFrancesco, for whom big things were expected. I spoke to…

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lent, the spiritual season of prayer and sacrifice, has added appeal this year because once again — and now for the third time — it will be under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic.And while the third Lent in a…

Harriet Beiter, coordinator of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena Prayer Group at St. Marianne Cope Parish in Henrietta, stands next to a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Feb. 14 prayer group gathering. (Photo by Leonor…

ROME - The Eastern Catholic Churches need to strengthen their liturgical identity, especially given the ongoing conflicts in many of these churches' countries of origin and the continued migration of Eastern Catholics to countries…

Excerpts from Bishop Welby's presidential address:A KEY lesson from Covid has been unequivocally that the illusion of individualism and atomization is just that: it is an illusion. A mistake. The very nature of a virus is that it is…

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…

On January 25, 2022, Adelyn Smith, beloved mother of Connie Sue Skibbe and Leo Michael Smith, died at the age of 88 at her home near Newton, Kansas. Adelyn was born on September 3, 1933 in Goessel, Kansas, to Peter…

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DETROIT - A resident of Grosse Pointe Park was sentenced today to one year in prison and six months in a halfway house for wire fraud in connection with the fraudulent obtaining, embezzlement and theft of the organization's funds Holy…

The congregation at Mass for the World Day of the Sick on February 11 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina) October account However, the number is 18,700 lower than the pre-pandemic tally By Patrick…

By Billy Holland billyhollandministries.com We've heard the old adage that life isn't a bed of roses for as long as we can remember. I get what he's trying to convey, but I also thought it wouldn't be so good to…

ROME — Catholic groups and abuse survivors on Tuesday called on the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, which still has to contend with the scourge of sexual abuse by priests, to create an independent commission to investigate how the crisis…

But Arango misused a word that ultimately undermined the validity of all these rituals: instead of saying "I baptize you", he used the word "we". the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix announced in a Press release.Arango's incorrect word…

Military chaplaincy in eastern Ukraine, 2015. / Aid to the Church in need. Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 14, 2022 / 5:05 p.m. (CNA). The bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States issued a statement asking for…

(RNS) - Before the pandemic, The Potter's House of Denver had a lot of use for its 3,500-seat sanctuary in the southeast corner of Colorado's capital. But in early January, the megachurch announced it was selling its building and…

ROME — Giuseppe remembers the day his mother betrayed him. He was 12 years old and his parish priest in the southern Italian city of Salerno forced him to touch his erect penis. Giuseppe remembers the starched black fabric of the priest's…

In Germany's emotional debate over Joseph Ratzinger, the self-styled Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, there is only one point on which the warring parties agree.…

Snow began falling Sunday morning in parts of New England. Some areas are expected to see up to half a foot of snow by the time the storm hits. Snowfall totals and the magnitude of the storm have increased from what was…

LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — The United Methodist Church of Lowell declares February Community Support Month, in recognition of the “anxious and stressful times” we face today. During the month, the church aims to spread the love…

Friday's 3A Area 6 Championship game had a bit of everything.Refereeing allowed both teams to turn the match…

By DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH, Associated PressBy the thousands, Americans have sought religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but generally they do so without the encouragement of major faiths and prominent…

Edward F. PalmThe Catholic Church sex abuse scandal is making headlines again. Back when he was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Munich, retired Pope Benedict XVI allegedly ignored allegations of sexual abuse by four priests and simply…

BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma., February 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 21,000 people from 144 countries responded to a call from Voice of the Martyrs to pray for Chinese Christians persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party government during…

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SET AGAIN TALLMADGE – Gilbert B. "Gil" Leclerc, 92, of Tallmadge, Ohio, died Feb. 9, 2022. Gil was born and raised in Sanford, Maine, where he attended St. Ignatius High School. Gil and his brother, Ben, attended and graduated together in…

In a column in the August 8, 2019 issue of The Catholic Spirit, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, then serving in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, described the first group involved in the Archdiocesan…

By BARRY HATTON, Associated PressLISBON, Portugal (AP) — A lay committee investigating historic child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday that in its first month of work, it received allegations from 214 people.The…

EAST GREENBUSH – The 2-week U.S. postage stamp honoring pioneering sculptor Edmonia Lewis drew a crowd Wednesday to the Red Barn in City Park to commemorate her accomplishments and efforts to get her featured on the stamp long after his…

February 13 will be Banner Sunday at All Saints Church as we return to worship in personwelcome mark the hunt to the pulpit for the first time and once again welcomes the Reverend Dr. Gayle Fisher-Stewart at the Forum.…

Law enforcement officers are often tasked with patrol duties, some of which require them to remain in their vehicles for extended periods of time. A member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church acknowledged this commitment. Now the church…

Geneviève M. (Cenedella) Cavalier, 99 years old from Navarre, was reunited with her heavenly family and in the open arms of Jesus on Sunday evening February 06, 2022, surrounded by her family who will be greatly missed by her loving…

The next head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville will be the Reverend Shelton Fabre, an advocate for voting rights and a leader in the church's efforts to eliminate racism.Fabre, the current bishop of the Diocese of…

Prof. Joseph Shekari, Priest of St. Monica Catholic Church, Ikulu Pari in Kaduna State, has been released after a day in captivity. By the editor of Vatican News A priest from the Diocese of Kafanchan, Fr. Joseph Danjuma…

On Sunday afternoon, the extended community of Brundidge gathered for a time of prayer, song and commitment to unity among the county brotherhood. Reverend Henry Reynolds of the Whitewater community told the rally that…

SÃO PAULO (CNS) - The formal installation of catechists and readers in their roles as lay leaders in the church is particularly important as recognition for women and men in places like the Amazon region, where many are from facto religious…

CHURCH POINT, La — Those of Church Point gathered Sunday with American Legion Station 225 to remember four men who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II.The year was 1943.Once, those in post 225 told me that the country was very…

Pope Francis' message on the occasion of the Day of Consecrated Life has comforted many nuns in India. She draws on her prayer intention for the month of February: “Let us pray for religious and consecrated women, thanking them for their…

Los Angeles fire investigators are trying to determine what started a fire at a historic church in Watts over the weekend that charred the roof and interior of the nearly 100-year-old sanctuary. The fire at St. John's United Methodist…

OGDENSBURG — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, covering an area of ​​12,036 square miles and 78…

Western Australian police burst into a Catholic Mass on Friday to check mask compliance.St Bernadette's Catholic Church in Mount Hawthorn, Perth, halted service after a police officer entered to ensure every parishioner was masked, Sky News…

Mona Jean GonzalesMona Jean Gonzales, 77, of Pueblo, died peacefully at the family home and began her eternal life with the Lord on January 16, 2022. Mona was predeceased by her son, Simon Gonzales; grandchildren, Rebecca, Katherine,…

Robertzon Ramirez - The Filipino StarFebruary 5, 2022 | 00:00 MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Cubao yesterday warned the Catholic faithful that a former priest is believed to still be in office after being fired from his…

In January, an in-depth report on the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising – a bulwark of German Catholicism – was published, revealing almost 500 cases of clerical sexual abuse since 1945.…

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Social justice advocate dies aged 97. In 1962, he became the youngest Catholic bishop in the world. Bishop Remi De Roo, the former Catholic Bishop of Victoria who was known as an advocate for social justice, died on Tuesday at the…

BOYS BASKETBALL Apponequet 68, Dartmouth 67 (ot) Bishop Fenwick 86, Bishop Stang 56 Blue Hills 68, Diman 53 Boston English 74, Brighton 66 Bridgewater-Raynham 55, Mansfield 54 Brooks 74, Middlesex 43 Burlington 74,…

OVER THE YEARS, Massachusetts has been gradually repealing its “Blue Laws” – historically religious laws aimed at preserving Sunday as a day of rest. In 1983 retail stores were allowed to open on Sundays for the first…

Below is the text of Pope Francis' weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on February 2, 2022.To receive these remarks and more in your inbox each week, register for Americadaily newsletter.Dear brothers and sisters, hello!In recent weeks we…

Douglas CliftonDouglas Alvin Clifton, 69, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at his home on January 30, 2022. He was born February 25, 1952, in Fort Smith to Roy and Patsy (Newton) Clifton. He was a loving husband, father,…

Ned DennyB (after Dante)(Carcanet Press, 2021) The coincidence of the publication of the translation of Ned Denny, winner of the 2019 Seamus Heaney Poetry…

VANESSA LAURIE / StuffThe Wynyard St section is occupied by retirees in nine separate apartments.New Plymouth ratepayers may have to pay the Catholic Church nearly $2 million for a section of Bell Block they've only paid $37 to rent since…

A leading religious body in Donbass, a breakaway region on Ukraine's eastern border with Russia, has hailed Turkey's role in resolving the conflict between Kiev and Moscow."I am glad that on the political Olympus the top leaders of Turkey…