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Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, center, leads the opening prayer Nov. 12 during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. Also pictured are Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the USCCB, and Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield, general secretary. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Gobsmacked: Rome steps in, reform votes delayed

Posted by - November 17, 2018
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Seasoned bishop watchers know that just about every fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has a surprise. Sometimes it’s an election result. Sometimes it…
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Monica Rubeling, 16, of St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown, Md., walks the "Fifty Miles in Faith: Pilgrimage-Walk for the Priesthood in Penance and Prayer" Nov. 9. Her brothers include two studying for the priesthood and Father Michael Rubeling, associate pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, Md. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Maryland pilgrims walk 50 miles ‘in penance and prayer’ for priesthood

Posted by - November 17, 2018
EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — Stephanie Rubeling’s support of the priesthood goes beyond thoughts and prayers. The 54-year-old parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown was among 19 hardy souls…
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Sister Daniela Mura checks in patients at a free health clinic for the needy in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 13. The clinic is offering services for a week in advance of the Vatican's Nov. 18 World Day for the Poor. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Temporary mobile health clinic for the poor opens in St. Peter’s Square

Posted by - November 17, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As workers were getting St. Peter’s Square ready for this year’s Nativity scene, nearby a large mobile health care facility was set up and running to…
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This is an illustration about youth suicide in Trinidad and Tobago. Many people with suicidal thoughts recognize their need for help, but don't want their loved ones to worry about them. (CNS illustration/Laura Ann Phillips)

Caribbean counselors troubled by increase in suicide among young people

Posted by - November 17, 2018
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) — Local counselors are concerned about a growing tendency among adolescents and young adults to choose suicide or self-harm and the limited scope of ministry available in…
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