100th Mexican Fiesta to Celebrate Mexican Independence
FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison Mexican Fiesta will bring the sound, culture and taste of Mexico to Q Avenue and 34th Street Thursday through Saturday. Officially established in 1921, the fiesta, which celebrates Mexican independence, is as…
Kenyan bishops ban politicians from addressing religious congregations
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's Catholic bishops have banned politicians from addressing congregations in churches, fearing leaders may abuse the purity of places of worship.
The bishops issued the ban after it became…
At a Catholic prayer breakfast, the bishop said Pope Pius XI predicted “revival-ism”
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Evangelism and Christian unity were the main topics of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on September 14, an event that often places more emphasis on pro-life politics and advocacy.“The commitment to truth will…
Hurricane Ida changed, but did not delay, the couple’s wedding plans
New Orleans honeymooners Janella Jett and Byron Perrilliat are surrounded by family on September 9, 2021, at St. Thomas More in Houston. After evacuating Louisiana due to Hurricane Ida, the couple…
New cemetery planned for northwest Bakersfield despite neighborhood objections | New
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno plans to build a new cemetery in northwest Bakersfield to accommodate…
The church forbids a priest from Mass. Department Charged with Child Sexual Abuse – Boston…
BOSTON (AP) - A Catholic priest who ran parishes in Massachusetts was convicted of sexually abusing a child in the 1960s by a church panel and expelled from the public ministry, the ministry said on Friday. Archdiocese of…
The Vineyard Gazette – Martha’s Vineyard News
Martha's Vineyard marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in a quiet Saturday morning, with the sound of church bells and rescuers standing in silent salutes to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks in New York…
Covington Latin School Joins Thomas Celebration
Covington, Ky., September 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Covington Latin School (CLS) is a coeducational Catholic high school specializing in advanced and accelerated education in Covington, Ky. The Covington Latin School is considered a…
Danora “Donnie” Lee Zimmerhanzel McLaughlin
Danora "Donnie" Lee Zimmerhanzel McLaughlin, 89, of Taylor died on September 3, 2021. Donnie was born on August 12, 1932, in Taylor, to Daniel Joseph Zimmerhanzel and Lenora Lee (Kovar) Zimmerhanzel.
She graduated from St. Mary's High…
Priestly celibacy holds back the Catholic Church (opinion of Stephen Bowman)
Stephen Sarsfield Bowman is President of Peregrine Senior Living, based in Syracuse.Some mothers are so full of grace and love that they slowly move forward in their world offering unconditional compassion to all, but seldom see the crisis…