With a Mass celebrated in the chapel where he used to pray, former soccer star Chase Hilgenbrinck was reunited recently with the faithful, friends and fans – not as a soccer star, but as a priest. An American, Chase Hilgenbrinck was a successful pro soccer
For more than a century, Catholics and non-Catholics alike have been sharing the heroic story of St. Damien of Molokai (1840-89), a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who left his native Belgium for the community’s mission in Hawaii.
DERRY, Northern Ireland — Sister Clare Crockett, who died during the recent earthquake in Ecuador, wasn’t exactly a martyr for the faith, but she did die steeped in the ministry she loved. Shortly after her death on April 16, in the 7.8-magnitude quake, details of
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ summary document on the two synods on the family released today does not explicitly allow remarried divorcees to receive holy Communion, as some had feared — but it comprehensively covers complex pastoral challenges to the family, in a long text
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made a surprise announcement to dioceses around the world, on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday. Addressing faithful in St. Peter’s Square at a Saturday evening prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Divine Mercy — 11 years to the day after the death of St. John Paul
During a Mass in Rome on Holy Thursday Pope Francis washed the feet of migrants and refugees, many of whom were moved to tears by the gesture. The Pope told them that while there are some people in the world who seek to sow violence,
“Dear Carlos,” Pope Francis wrote. “I pray that as you and your fellow residents celebrate the opening of the Holy Door, you may receive these gifts and be filled with peace and hope. Know that the Holy Father is thinking of you and praying for you.
The recent martyrdom of the four Missionaries of Charity sisters in Yemen reminds us all that our Christian witness and duty may in fact lead to our death. Bless those sisters for their heroic lives, living in a hostile situation daily and giving visible witness
Pope Francis’ Uses of “Encounter” Lumen Fidei (The Light of Faith, 6/29/13) Faith is born of an encounter with the living God who calls us and reveals his love, a love which precedes us and upon which we can lean for security and for building
The nearly 27-year papacy of one of the most beloved figures of the past century was drawing to an end. Pope John Paul II was succumbing to Parkinson’s disease, injecting urgency into the mission of Jewish leaders in Los Angeles. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
