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About 60 priests, seminarians and men interested in information about a possible priestly vocation recently gathered at the Pastoral Leadership Center for a relaxed evening that included night prayer, a presentation by Bishop Edward…

BRIDGTON - Almost 200 people gathered with Bishop Robert Deeley at St. Joseph's Church in Bridgton on Saturday August 21 for a Mass and Eucharistic procession on the occasion of a golden anniversary. “It is a…

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Major renovations to St. Andrew's Catholic Church began eight years ago. And now the work to secure the future of the Roanoke Monument is almost done.Members of St. Andrew's Catholic Church celebrated mass inside the…

It's a common gag that most Catholics don't sing at mass. It is a job for the cantor or the choir or the brave souls who come together. The rest of us will be singing along with our favorites but we tend to leave the actual articulation…

Luetkemeyer, Lawrence J. "Larry" Baptized in the hope of the resurrection of Christ, Tuesday August 17, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Marlene Luetkemeyer (née Schulte); dear father and stepfather of Scott (Jodi), Todd…

Source: Irish Catholic Media OfficeThis Sunday, August 15, feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, Father Richard Gibbons, parish priest, will celebrate mass from the Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Co Mayo,…

Late one night, several years ago, as my mom was dying in my arms, I told her it was OK to go. We would take care of each other and daddy. "You taught us how," I told him. She died the next morning. My mother was a…

COVID-19 and global warming are enough to make me miss the days of clerical power and Catholic guilt. In those good / bad old days, the church hierarchy was able to issue thunderous edicts and most Catholics followed…

Since April, the Long Beach Convention Center has been housing migrant children who have nowhere to go, while authorities have searched for adult family members and sponsors in the country. Almost 1,600 unaccompanied minors from…

By Anna WeaverCatholic Herald of Hawaii During this “Year of Saint Joseph”, why not try visiting one of the Saint Joseph churches in Hawaii. You'll find one on Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Molokai, and two…

The Philippines, a country of 108 million people, has recorded 1,605,762 coronavirus cases and 28,093 deaths as of August 3, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.…

"I was quite ready to retire in Hong Kong ... but I was severely attacked by the pro-Beijing media ... and I was very afraid of being arrested and prosecuted."…

SNC photo By Mark PattisonCatholic Information Service WASHINGTON - Simply lifting the dispensation from compulsory Sunday Mass as the coronavirus pandemic eases won't be enough to get Catholics back to church, and some dioceses and…

For a long time, Father Joe Carroll did not want a funeral, fearing it would be a big deal. But according to his former chief of staff, the "swindler priest" would have been pleased with the simplicity and attendance at his…

Father Joe Carroll. Courtesy of Father Joe's Villages The funeral was scheduled for Tuesday for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego charitable service icon whose decades of working for the homeless have made him a national figure and…

Thanksgiving Mass for the canonization of Cardinal Newman at the Oratory of London © Mazur / cbcew.org.uk The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales saw a dramatic increase in the number of new members this weekend as some…

Local Catholics who came for mass on Sunday seemed happy that Archbishop of Philadelphia Nelson Pérez reinstated the religious obligation to attend mass in person from next month, ending a 16-month dispensation during the pandemic of…

WASHINGTON - This is a list that no one wants to be on. On July 1, the US State Department released a long-awaited list of “corrupt and undemocratic actors” from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. In total, he listed 55 Central American…

"It's war," Rorate Caeli posted on Twitter immediately after the promulgation of the motu proprio.…

FALL RIVER - The Great Festival of the Holy Spirit is canceled this year, but the churches of Fall River still have their individual parties this summer. St. Michael's Catholic Church will be holding its traditional festival and procession…

A priest who welcomed allI have a daughter who has special needs and taking her to church has been very difficult. Afterwards, Monsignor Howard Lincoln began the Special Needs Mass, allowing anyone caring for children or adults with…

Helene friess Helen E. Friess, 77, of Trenton, died on Monday July 12, 2021 at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese. She was born June 9, 1944 in Highland, daughter of the late Charles and Selma, née Zitzmann, Buehler. In addition to her…

Jubilee priest of the Holy Spirit has lived in eastern Arkansas since 2017 Posted: July 12, 2021 By Aprille Hanson SpiveyAssociate editor Aprille Hanson Spivey Father James Ibeh, CSSp, 55, smiles at!-->!-->…

Jack Driessen has attended Mass in the Huon Valley of Tasmania for 66 years.Key points:A group of Catholic parishioners in Tasmania say their community is divided between those who want a return to more traditional teachings and others who…

Friends and relatives touch the casket with the remains of a Guara family member after attending a funeral mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Surfside, Florida on July 6, 2021. Marcus "Marc" Guara , his wife, Anaely…

Diocesan Youth Office takes two buses of teenagers to meet young people Posted: July 8, 2021 By Cole BlaggSpecial for Catholics in Arkansas Marie Rioux Suzie Perry, director of youth training for St.!-->!-->…

The public was also impatient. Before the pandemic, the company's ticket sales hovered around 98% of capacity. Wolfgang Heubisch, the Bavarian Minister of Culture during Bachler's early years in Munich, said the house was a major…

BENNINGTON - Few people have worked in the same place their entire careers. David Estes, who has just…

What happened on November 22, 1963? Our first Catholic president was assassinated. Coincidentally, on that day, the bishops of Rome for the Second Vatican Council voted 2,158 to 19 to approve the vernacular mass. It no longer had to be…

After recently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination, the…

Janice J. Adams, 84, of Lamont, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021 at Lexington Estate in Independence. Christian Burial Mass: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Strawberry Point,…

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, June 29, 2021 / 12:00 p.m. Pope Francis thanked Benedict XVI on Tuesday for his continual prayer for the Church in his retirement, calling the Pope Emeritus “the contemplative of the Vatican”. Speaking from…

Parishioners of Saint-Boniface, Christ the King and Immaculate Conception treaties Posted: June 29, 2021 Maryanne Meyerriecks Father Daniel Velasco, associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church,!-->!-->…

John Vincent LaBardo, 71, of Jamestown, NY, passed away suddenly on Friday June 25, 2021 at UPMC Chautauqua. A longtime resident of the neighborhood, he was born on June 8, 1950 in Jamestown, son of the late Anthony "Tony" and Grace M.…

JEANNETTE, Pennsylvania - The Parish of the Sacred Heart has stood tall in Jeannette for nearly a century.From the outside, nothing seems to be going wrong.But inside, years of water damage have taken their toll, leaving chipped plaster and…

Last week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted…

A First Nation in Canada said Wednesday that "hundreds" of anonymous graves at the site of a former residential school had been discovered in the Prairie province of Saskatchewan.To note : The Cowessess First Nation stated in A declaration…

How would you know if you were brainwashed? When something blatantly wrong - contrary to common sense and good reason - is so constantly forced upon you that you are not allowed to question it, that is a good…

THE VILLAGES - Victoria "Vicki" Ann Marino Payne Kirlough, 84, died on Friday, May 28, 2021 in The Villages, Florida. She was born on June 21,…