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Sister who was inspiration for ‘The Trouble With Angels’ character dies
SINSINAWA, Wis. (CNS) — A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 2 for Dominican Sister John Eudes Courtney, who spent 68 years in religious life. Sr. Courtney died Dec. 22 at age 95 at the Sinsinawa Dominicans’ motherhouse in Sinsinawa.
Pope’s New Year priorities: Refugees, youths, trips, more Curia reform
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Foreign trips, a focus on the rights and needs of migrants and refugees and a Synod of Bishops dedicated to young people all are on the 2018 calendar for Pope Francis.
Christians, Muslims join for Christmas Mass in liberated Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (CNS) — Cries of joy and seasonal hymns once again filled St. Paul Cathedral in Mosul as Christmas Mass was celebrated there for the first time in four years, following the northern Iraqi city’s liberation from Islamic State militants.
Pope puts founder of Rosary Crusade one step closer toward sainthood
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton and St. John Paul II’s mentor, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.
Indiana town embodies Santa Claus and his spirit of love, peace, joy
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (CNS) — Belief in that iconic Christmas figure, the rotund merry man with a bag full of presents, inspires thousands of children to write letters addressed to “Santa Claus” each year.
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults
He addressed about 2,000 gathered at Chicago's (re)Encounter for young adults — an evening of music, speakers, faith sharing and eucharistic adoration aimed at energizing the faith.
Bishop Kicanas of Tucson retires; pope names Kansas bishop his successor
Bishop Kicanas will now serve as administrator of the diocese until his successor's installation Nov. 29.
‘Together Let Us Go Forth’ to evangelize
The diocesan initiative is aimed at equipping and inspiring Catholics to bring the Good News of Jesus into every human situation.
Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — “Excessive inequality” threatens cooperation among all people in society “and the social pact it supports,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
Steep price of freedom demands courage of those who defend it
Watching the videos of the hordes of people protesting in Venezuela, braving water cannons and rubber bullets, risking death or imprisonment for speaking out against a repressive government, the rallying cry comes back to me again and again: Freedom isn’t free.
