A priest blesses a couple during their June 1 wedding at a Catholic church in Middleburg, Va. Fifty years ago in issuing his encyclical "Humanae Vitae," Blessed Paul VI "reaffirmed the beautiful truth that a husband and wife are called to give themselves completely to each other," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said July 25. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

On 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, reasons for hope

Posted by - July 28, 2018

By Michelle La Rosa (CNA) Fifty years after Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae, the landmark encyclical reaffirming Church teaching against contraception, many Catholics still don’t really understand the document and what it teaches. “The woeful fact is that pathetically few have ever read Humanae Vitae or ever heard a homily or defense of it,” said Dr. Janet

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Pope Francis leads an ordinary public consistory for the conclusion of sainthood causes at the Vatican July 19. The pope announced he would canonize seven news saints Oct. 14. Among those to be canonized are Blessed Paul VI, Blessed Oscar Romero and Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio, an Italian teenager. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope adds teen to list of saints to be declared during synod on youth

Posted by - July 28, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis added an Italian teenager to the list of people he will formally recognize as saints Oct. 14 during the monthlong meeting of the world Synod of Bishops on young people. During an “ordinary public consistory” July 19, Pope Francis announced he would declare Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio a saint the

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Students at Cristo Rey New York High School listen attentively and take notes during an April 27 science class. There will be 35 Cristo Rey Catholic schools functioning nationwide at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, institutions that use a corporate work-study program where students are required to work in the community one day a week earning job experience and a wage that helps pay for their tuition. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Keeping Catholic school tuition affordable requires creativity

Posted by - July 28, 2018

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Making Catholic education accessible to everyone has been a mission of the church in the U.S. for centuries, but keeping it affordable in modern times has required innovative methods. Religious orders and parish schools labored in the 19th century to bring education to everyone, which meant keeping it inexpensive. This could be

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Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., speaks July 23 during the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans. The cardinal said that permanent deacons are absolutely crucial to the church's life. (CNS photo/Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald)

Cardinal says deacons’ life of action, charity, service models Jesus’ life

Posted by - July 28, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — While the ministry of the deacon has changed in the Catholic Church’s history, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, said deacons today are a sign of what Christians are called to be in their service of God and neighbor. Speaking at the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans

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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks July 22 at the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans. Archbishop Pierre praised the work of the 18,500 permanent deacons in the U.S. He urged them to continue their work of evangelization and reaching out to those on the margins of society. (CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald)

Evangelizing, caring for others at core of deacons’ vocation, nuncio says

Posted by - July 28, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — The core vocational work of permanent deacons is to evangelize and care for others, not to perform office duties, the apostolic nuncio to the United States said July 22 to more than 1,300 deacons attending the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans. In his post-Communion remarks at the opening Mass

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Sister Patricia Fox, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines, is seen during a protest against the killings of priests in Manila, Philippines, June 18. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Australian nun wins another reprieve from deportation in Philippines

Posted by - July 28, 2018

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — An Australian missionary nun ordered deported in mid-July by Philippine authorities is not leaving the country just yet. Sister Patricia Fox, Philippine superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, won a reprieve after her lawyers filed a motion for reconsideration July 22, ucanews.com reported. “The deportation order cannot be

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, celebrates Mass in 2016 at the Manila cathedral. Addressing 8.000 participants July 22 during the last day of the Fifth Philippine Conference on New Evangelization, Cardinal Tagle spoke of innocent people dying in the Philippines. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Cardinal Tagle laments deaths of innocent people in Philippines

Posted by - July 28, 2018

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — A teary-eyed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila lamented the deaths of innocent people killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. Addressing 8,000 participants July 22 during the last day of the Fifth Philippine Conference on New Evangelization, Cardinal Tagle asked if people were happy with the deaths around them,

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The Twitter application is seen on a phone screen in 2017. For some bishops and their dioceses, using Twitter has become an effective way of reaching the faithful. (CNS photo/Thomas White, Reuters)

On Twitter and other social media, church ‘called to be salt and light’

Posted by - July 28, 2018

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has said that shepherds “should have the smell of the sheep.” For some bishops and their dioceses, that means going on Twitter. “Bishop (David A.) Zubik (of Pittsburgh) was very clear: If he can meet people in a particular way, he wants to do it,” said Nick Sciarappa, the digital

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Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana Triduum of Remembrance

Posted by - July 28, 2018

ON JULY 25-Feast of Sr. James, the Apostle– there was a Celebration of the Eucharist at Mt. Carmel Cathedral, presdided by Bishop Ryan Jimenez. Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana, Foundress of the Missionaries of Berriz was also commemorated on the occasion of the conclusion of her “Triduum of Remembrance.” At the conclusion of the Mass, those

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Aerial drone shot of the new solar panels that were installed at Mount Carmel School over the summer.

KEEPING IT GREEN: MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL INSTALLS OVER 100 SOLAR PANELS

Posted by - July 28, 2018

Just in time for the new school year, Mount Carmel School recently finished installing over a hundred new solar panels as part of its strategic plan to become a greener campus and more energy efficient. “We are very excited about this project because it will help our environment and help our school by lowering our

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