ROME (CNS) — Defending and protecting human life means rejecting abortion, caring for the sick, offering a decent welcome to immigrants, valuing the contributions of the elderly, encouraging families to have children and caring for the environment, the bishops of Italy said. “We are called to welcome life before and after its birth, in every
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (CNS) — Sometimes involvement in a ministry reveals an even deeper need beyond the one being met. So it was for Barbara Davis-Hinkle of St. Gabriel Parish in Connersville, who started a nursing home ministry several years ago at the parish. “We bring the Eucharist to the homebound and those in nursing homes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just before Christmas the Vatican announced it had opened a new medical clinic for the homeless and the poor, expanding services previously offered in a small space just outside St. Peter’s Square. The Merciful Mother Clinic, which has three fully equipped examining rooms, an office and a waiting room, occupies space
Bishop Ryan to Newly Married Couples: “We love you. We support you. We pray for you and with you.” On December 29th, the weekend of the Feast of the Holy Family, five couples walked down the aisle of Mt. Carmel Cathedral towards the altar where God awaited them. In a simple yet beautiful wedding celebration
Christ is the fulfillment of God’s promises. His coming provided healing and rich feast for the people. He cured the sick, and fed the big crowd out of seven loaves of bread and some fish. In the Gospel of Matthew 15: 29-27, we see Jesus’ mercy and love in action on the mountainside of Galilee
The calendar year now launches with a World Day of Prayer for Peace. Cardinal Tagle, in his homily on New Year’s Eve, spoke about how to achieve peace. His proposed recipe: live a life of love and caring. In this way you will achieve justice AND peace. “We want peace? Let us learn to care
Recently the UN held a conference in Poland on the need to move away from fossil fuels and toward energy sources that are less damaging to the environment. At the same time scientists are talking about record high temperatures in the Arctic, which are devastating our polar ice caps and over the next few years
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 60, 1-6 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Kahulu’ gi mina’lak-mu, O Hirusalen! Måttu esta i ininå-mu, i glorian i Saina mani’ina giya hågu. Atan sa’ i hinemhum ha tåmpi i tanu’ ya potput na mapagåhis tumåmpi i taotåo siha; Låo giya hågu na mani’ina
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus’ birth in a stable, God’s coming to earth in extreme simplicity, teaches Christians that love is more valuable than anything else and is what will change the world, Pope Francis said. “In Bethlehem, we discover that the life of God can enter into our hearts and dwell there. If we
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said. “If Christmas ends up as just a beautiful traditional holiday,” where everything revolves around “us and
