April 2022

Bishop Robert Deeley will visit three parishes in the coming weeks to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with already baptized teenagers and adults living in the respective areas. Masses will take place: Friday, May 66:30…

He discussed his knee problem during a meeting with a Catholic pilgrimage group from Slovakia on April 30.…

First Baptist Church Sunday services and study opportunities at First Baptist Church include sanctuary services at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Fusion services are at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday school for all…

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has commended members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation for helping the Catholic Church build “a culture of solidarity and peace,” including providing assistance to victims of the war in Ukraine. “As we witness…

FORT KENT, Maine – The Fort Kent school system in northern Aroostook County is debating whether to allow students to continue taking Catholic religion classes during regular public school hours after some board members questioned…

For months, if not years, Atkinson Street was the heart of Mass. and Cass. Even months after the city cleared the area of ​​homeless encampments, dozens of people still gathered daily on the sidewalks of Atkinson to seek, sell and use…

This story has been updated. By Dean Hesse, Contributor Decatur, Georgia — On April 27, several churches in the Decatur area gathered on the lawn of the First Baptist Church of Decatur for the Greater Decatur Prayer Vigil for Ukraine. "We…

ROME – Although the world knows that the Dalai Lama lives in exile and is the face of Chinese repression in Tibet, and the media has highlighted the persecution suffered by Uyghurs in the Muslim region of Xinjiang, the The “relentless…

The papal visit would be a "major event", the adviser said. Joanasie Akumalik says Iqaluit should now be preparing to welcome Pope Francis later this…

Undoubtedly, for some, getting a degree in theology is exactly what God wants. They may be destined for the priesthood or for religious life. Or they may be Catholics working towards careers in academia or a lay vocation as a…

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - A priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church has been named in a lawsuit claiming the priest sexually assaulted a parishioner in 2020 and Bishop Richard Stika allowed him to continue working for the church after he…

Please send updated service listings to news@orangenews.com.House Of God Tabernacle will hold its Spring 2022 Revival, “Victory Is in the Lord” via Zoom, April 27-29, at 7 p.m. nightly. The schedule includes: Apostle James…

LANCASTER — To say Justin Bruce is a busy man is an understatement.In addition to working as a real estate agent for Keller Williams, he is also the owner of Bruce Chiropractic. His wife, Kate, is a chiropractor. “I run the Bruce…

One of the pioneers of ministry to gay and lesbian people in the Catholic Church said she believes the institution will one day offer sacramental marriage to same-sex couples. Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, who…

In its broadest form, former coach Joe Kennedy's allegation of religious discrimination against the Bremerton, Wash., school district has the potential to undermine decades of precedent banning school prayer. . The 1962 Supreme Court first…

The Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki overthrew the Ebonyi State government on Monday over an alleged executive decree that extended the detention of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Timothée Ngwuta. Ngwuta was arrested and imprisoned for…

Two days after Saint Leo University and California's Marymount University called off their proposed merger, the latter institution announced Friday that it would close in August. “Like other small tuition-dependent schools, MCU has…

daily writingGenesis 1:27-28, 31a (NRSV)So God created man in his image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it;…

Hermann Nitsch, the celebrated Austrian performance artist whose elaborate and macabre 'actions', as they were called, often involved slaughtered and disembowelled animals, blood, excrement and viscera and evoked Christian and pagan…

MSNBC “The Sunday Show”: Missouri State Rep. Ian Mackey…Jane Mayer…Ivo Daalder…Caroline Randall Williams…Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow…Sophia Nelson…Rob Reiner…Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.). CNN "State of the Union": Sen. Elizabeth…

The first call woke Marek Olah up at midnight - it was his brother, telling him to get the church community center ready because he was coming to pick up Ukrainian refugees at the border. Olah started making calls and people showed up…

Julia Vigil Garcia passed away peacefully on April 18, 2022. Known for her strength, sense of humor, great…

Greg Erlandson By Greg Erlandson • Catholic News Service • Published April 22, 2022 What if there was not one but two chasms dividing Americans today? An abyss separates the reds and the blues, the ideologically…

In all his 72 years of life, James Condon has never seen such a wave of prayer take place across the country at this time. “There are so many prayer groups,” says the former Salvation Army NSW and ACT commissioner who retired to the…

Pope Francis holds a candle as he attends the Easter Vigil celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re in…

Father Josh Johnson@frjoshjohnson:Our Church's most successful evangelists, teachers, healers, miracle workers, prophets, helpers, intercessors, administrators, leaders, pastors, artisans, writers, and missionaries were rooted in daily…

What would it look like if care for creation were fully integrated into the life of every Catholic? How would Catholics shop, travel, and eat if every choice was considered in light of its potential impact on the health of the earth,…

Perhaps the most often repeated statistic in American religion is the increase in the number of people unaffiliated with religion from just 5% of the population in the early 1970s to about 30% of adults in 2022. In a…

At a joyous Easter Vigil at St. Matthew the Apostle Cathedral on April 16, 2022, and then at Easter Sunday Masses the following day, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington in…

Rarely does the victim of a serious crime reach out to the suspect in prison and ask, "How can we help you?" But that's exactly the scenario that played out a few years ago in Omaha. A trailer belonging to…

Cover of the book "Ang Simbahang itinatag ni Jesucristo" (CBCP News)Bishops and Catholic converts are praising the recently published apologetics book “Ang Simbahang Itinatag ni Jesucristo” for presenting evidence that the Catholic Church…

ROME — In what he described this year as a “War Passover,” Pope Francis addressed tens of thousands of worshipers in St. Peter’s Square about “fear and anguish" evoked by the conflict in Ukraine, adding that he hoped that news of the…

BOSTON (AP) — For many American Christians, this weekend marks the first time since 2019 that they will meet at… BOSTON (AP) — For many American Christians, this…

AUBURN — The Reverend Vasile Colopelnic has a sobering assignment this weekend: preaching a message of hope…

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Good Friday is a time when Christians recognize the sacrifice Jesus made when he died on the cross. St. Henry's Catholic Church in Lake Charles is honoring this with its first performance of the Passion of Christ…

Villanova School of Business Master of Science of Church Management alumni speak at a panel discussion in February. From left are Matt Manion, faculty director, Meryl Cerana (MSCM '16), Fr. Augustine Dada (MSCM '20), and Matt Davis…

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The former Southern Baptist minister and his family have found a home in the Catholic Church Posted: April 14, 2022 By Aprille Hanson SpiveyAssociate Editor Laurie Richardson The Plummer family held!-->!-->…

Recently, when I was making a seasonal home decor purchase, the cashier asked me, “Do you celebrate Easter? Although I was surprised to be asked that, I shouldn't have been. Not everyone celebrates Easter, but I was…

This article was first published in the State of the Faith Newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox every Monday evening.This week, like most Easter weeks, I find myself thinking…

Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn urged prayers for those injured in a shooting at a New York borough subway station on Tuesday, as well as for first responders and transit workers. “On this Tuesday of Holy Week, our city suffered a…

Parents say they were blindsided by an announcement from the Catholic Diocese of Peoria saying the school would close at the end of the 2021-22 school year. EAST MOLINE, Ill. — Parents and parishioners gathered to…

When our earthworks are granted World Heritage status in 2023, the official name of the new World Heritage Site, which will include Newark Earthworks, Fort Ancient Earthworks and Fort Ancient National Historic Park Earthworks Hopewell…

After the deadly strike at the train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, those who remained are gloomy about the future: “We think we will be swept off the face of the earth.April 10, 2022KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Two days after more than 50 people…

Two Orthodox Christian churches in Sea Cliff serving Long Island's Russian-speaking community are about a mile and a half apart, but some worshipers believe the Russian invasion of Ukraine separated them. Lena Zezulin, 67, said she…

"It is the one Church of Christ which in the Creed is professed as one, holy, catholic and apostolic." – Lumen gentium. How do you know that the Catholic Church is the one founded by Christ? What aspects of the Church make it unique?…

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Marian A. Lundeen, 90, formerly of Hubbard, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 17, 2022 at St. Francis Hospice-Edward M. Poe Care Center in Titusville, Fla. Marian was born March 20, 1931 in Youngstown, the daughter…

José Becerra Aquino, 94, died peacefully at his residence with his family by his side on April 7. He was the son of the late Filiberto Becerra and Prisca Aquino and was born in Obrajuelo, Guanajuato, Mexico on August 29, 1927. He was…

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CRYSTAL FALLS – Helen Ann Podnar, 100, of Lind Road in Crystal Falls, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the Iron County Medical Center in Crystal Falls.She was born on November 14, 1921 to the late George and Amanda (Podnar)…

The search for venues for Pope Francis' next visit to Canada is underway, as Catholic Church officials visited the northern community of Iqaluit on Friday. The Pope is expected to issue a long-awaited apology regarding residential schools…

Our Heavenly Father called Raymond John Patrick Elliott home on April 1, 2022 (at the age of 84), and his intelligent, articulate, energetic, entertaining, and caring presence will be missed by all who knew him. Ray is predeceased by his…

Imagine being sent to a foreign country whose language you don't know and your task is to bring people closer to Christ. Last year Fr. Yosafat Khaimyk, OSBM, was sent to Edmonton from the Kamin'-Kashyrsky region of…

John Waters has something he wants out of his chest.To be specific, the cult Baltimore filmmaker and visual artist has something he wants out of the six bare torsos depicted in "Hairball," a 2004 artwork created by Waters that pays homage…

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Grays News) – Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, was abducted from a parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, Africa, where she had been stationed as a missionary since 2014, officials say. the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Many…

In an open letter, Father Philip Bochanski, Executive Director of Courage International, implores Cardinals Jean-Claude Hollerich and Reinhard Marx: “Your Eminences, please be faithful to your oath.…

the predetermined elections in Nicaragua which installed Daniel Ortega for a fourth consecutive term at the end of last year came as little surprise to the international community. World leaders and diplomats have called for the…

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In recent years, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has made painful decisions to merge parishes and close churches and schools.Nothing is more painful than in Bloomfield and Garfield, where he has already closed a…

Since sociologist Zygmunt Bauman coined the phrase Liquid Modernity (2000), the adjective “liquid” has been applied to almost all phenomena, e.g. liquid society, liquid family, liquid love, etc. In our world,…

By WILSON RING, Associated PressA Vermont nun who served as a college president, worked in Washington to ban landmines and served as the state Department of Corrections' deputy commissioner has died.Sister Janice Ryan died in a residential…

WHEELING, WV (WTRF) – A special prayer service was held in Wheeling on Sunday afternoon in support of Ukraine. Community members gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church to pray for peace. Ukrainian…

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. For 58 years, Norman Yakeula hid some of his residential school experience, only sharing bits and pieces at a time to shield himself from the pain of the open wounds that remained. But…

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.…

As violence in Eastern Europe persists, the Pope called on Catholics to unite in a united prayer for peace and the intercession of the Virgin Mary. On Friday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m. Rome time (12:00 p.m. NH), members of the Saint Anselm…

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky — Angela Chit Htwe knew the only thing she could do was pray after tornadoes killed several of their neighbors and severely damaged her family's home. “I went to church by myself and prayed. I thanked God for being…

POLAND — Marcia L. Styranec, 73, died Thursday evening March 31, 2022 at the Hospice de la Vallée Hospice House, with her family by her side.Mrs. Styranec was born on September 5, 1948 in Youngstown, the daughter of John and Julia…

A woman who pleaded guilty to throwing orange paint at a Catholic church was given a conditional discharge and a $1,250 fine. A woman who pleaded guilty to throwing orange paint on the door of a Catholic church in Vancouver in July…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Expressing "his sadness and shame" for the complicity of Catholics in the abuse of indigenous children in Canada and the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis has pledged to address the…

Joseph F. Naumann is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. by Bishop Joseph F. Naumann On March 25-26, Benedictine College hosted its 11th Annual Culture Transformation Symposium. The theme of this year's…