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Bishop Rhoades calls on Notre Dame to reverse new director’s appointment over abortion advocacy
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (1180+ words) NATIONAL By Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV'News) " An Indiana bishop is urging the University of Notre Dame to halt the appointment of a faculty member, who advocates openly for abortion, as head of one of the school's research centers. The…...
Amid unrest over immigration enforcement, USCCB president calls for ‘Holy Hour for peace’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (423+ words) NATIONAL By Daniel Payne, EWTN News WASHINGTON, D.C. (EWTN News) " Archbishop Paul Coakley, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has urged his fellow bishops and priests in the United States to offer a "Holy Hour for peace" among…...
‘I Believe’ Youth Rally set for March 7
2+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) The Diocesan Youth Leadership Team poses for a picture at the Dec. 13 retreat at St. Mary's High School in Westfield. SPRINGFIELD " The Diocesan Youth Leadership Team is hosting the "I Believe" youth rally, Saturday, March 7 from 4-7:30 p.m. at Pope Francis Preparatory…...
‘The Bible in a Year’ podcast at 5: Father Mike Schmitz has 5 takeaways
2+ week, 1+ day ago (787+ words) NATIONAL By Katie Yoder, OSV News (OSV'News) " Father Mike Schmitz is sharing five takeaways, things he's learned, from hosting the wildly popular "The Bible in a Year" podcast released five years ago. "The reason people are listening " the reason they…...
Pope sets Jubilee to mark 800th year since St. Francis’ death; saint’s body to be displayed
4+ week, 2+ day ago (830+ words) WORLD By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News (OSV'News) " Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with matters of…...
Annual Mass and March for Life to be held Jan. 22
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (196+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Springfield Bishop William D. Byrne will celebrate the annual Mass for Life at St. Michael's Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. The Mass will precede the March for Life to Springfield City Hall. Those unable to participate in the march are invited…...
Parents can’t wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (524+ words) WORLD By Paulina Guzik, OSV News VATICAN CITY (OSV News) " Just as we wouldn't leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptized in the splendor…...
Popular Catholic speaker pleads for a miracle amid son’s medical emergency
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) NATIONAL By Amira Abuzeid, Catholic News Agency Entering his ninth day in the hospital, Micah's condition has sparked an outpouring of prayers across the globe, with the family invoking the intercession of Venerable Fulton Sheehan for a miracle amid grim…...
Bishop Byrne celebrates closing Mass of Jubilee Year of Hope
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) Bishop William D. Byrne celebrated the closing Mass of the Jubilee Year at St. Michael's Cathedral Sunday, Dec. 28. SPRINGFIELD " Bishop William D. Byrne celebrated the closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope, Sunday, Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael's Cathedral. The Mass…...
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘God does not wait for history to improve before entering into it’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) WORLD By Diego Lopez Marina, CNA JERUSALEM " At the Christmas Eve Mass celebrated in Bethlehem, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, affirmed that "one of the great messages of Christmas" is that God "does not wait for history…...