WASHINGTON (CNS) — The word from some quarters is that the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse is a harbinger of the end times, but one Wisconsin priest hardly thinks so. Father James Kurzynski, an amateur astronomer, said the cross-country eclipse is an opportunity to reflect on humanity’s relationship to creation and build stronger bonds with
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — More than 2,000 young people from 21 Asian countries arrived in Indonesia to celebrate Asian Youth Day, which kicked off with the preliminary three-day live-in program beginning July 30. Modeled on World Youth Day’s Days in the Dioceses, the live-in program allows young participants to stay with local Catholic families in
BY DEBORAH CASTELLANO LUBOV The line between good and evil runs through each of our hearts…. Pope Francis reminded faithful of this in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday, July 23, 2017, Angelus address at noon as he reflected on yesterday’s Gospel. While admitting that “good and evil cannot be identified with defined territories or
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son. Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced in London’s High Court July 24 that they had ended their legal struggle to take their baby overseas for treatment after
MENLO PARK, Calif. (CNS) — St. Patrick’s Seminary and University is welcoming five professors and expects to admit as many as 15 new seminarians this fall as the institution’s new president-rector reaches out to bishops in several Western states to encourage them to consider the Menlo Park seminary for priestly formation. In an interview with
NEW YORK (CNS) — A court ruling that the New York Archdiocese did not discriminate against a school principal when it did not renew her contract affirms “the freedom of a church to decide who will serve as its religious leaders,” said the Alliance Defending Freedom. The nonprofit legal group, which supports religious freedom and
ELGIN, Iowa (CNS) — On a recent sunny Saturday morning, Bob Fassbinder and his wife, Kathy, were surrounded by a chorus of buzzing bees as he held up a hive full of honey. Running his fingers over the perfect hexagonal shapes made by the small insects to catch a drop of this year’s crop for
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals agreed upon in 2015 are “not ends in themselves,” but a means to bring about “the true good” of the peoples of the world through care for one another and for “our common home,” Archbishop Bernardito Auza said. Essential to implementing these goals by 2030, as
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. senators must reject any bill that would replace the Affordable Care Act unless such a measure “protects poor and vulnerable people, including immigrants, safeguards the unborn and supports conscience rights,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. Conference of
WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate voted July 25 to proceed with the health care debate, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, urged senators of both parties to “work together to advance changes that serve the common good.” The statement from Bishop Dewane, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic
