A reader in Italy sent this my way, from the audience this morning. The man knows how to handle crybabies. (Insert own joke here…) Read more about it here.
Austin to ordain 11 deacons—including a former congressman—UPDATED
April 7, 2013 By
Is this a first? I could be wrong, but I’m not aware of any other former U.S. congresmen ordained to the diaconate. Details: Bishop Joe Vásquez will ordain 11 men to the permanent diaconate April 13 at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Cedar Park. Permanent deacons serve the church in the three-fold ministry of word, [...]
All are welcome: public funeral for Roger Ebert at Chicago cathedral
April 6, 2013 By
Details: Funeral services for legendary movie critic Roger Ebert have been set for Monday. The service is scheduled at Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. State St., a church official confirmed. The program starts at 10 a.m. and will be open to the public, but seats will be first-come, first-served, a publicist for Ebert’s family said [...]
Why doesn’t the pope sing? Here’s an answer.
April 2, 2013 By
From CNS: Previously, [Vatican spokesman] Father [Federico] Lombardi dispelled rumors that the 76-year-old pope’s singing capacity or current state of health was impaired by an operation he had when he was 21 in which the upper half of his right lung was removed after cysts caused a severe lung infection. More recently, Father Lombardi said [...]
The new pope is getting to me
March 28, 2013 By
A few people have commented on it, and I’ve noticed it, too: the new pope is getting to me. And in a good way. Something is happening. A man in my parish took communion to a homebound woman a few days ago, and all she could talk about was the new pope. ”She told me [...]
Was this the key to Bergoglio’s election as pope?
March 27, 2013 By
A Cuban cardinal has shared Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s intervention during the pre-conclave General Congregation meetings: Cuba’s Catholic primate, Jaime Ortega, made public in Havana a manuscript with remarks made by Jorge Bergoglio about the mission of the church in a session before the conclave that elected him pope. The manuscript was presented “exclusively” to Cardinal [...]
Vatican releases official photograph of Pope Francis
March 21, 2013 By
From the Vatican news site Facebook page: Dear friends, we show you the official photo of Pope Francis, with his signature. In the crucifix is the image of Jesus the “good shepherd”, carrying the sheep on his shoulders, with the flock following him. N.B.: no mozzetta, no stole, no gold.
Report: Francis and Bartholomew may travel to Holy Land together
March 20, 2013 By
Details: The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople has invited Pope Francis to travel with him to the Holy Land next year to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the embrace between Patriarch Athenagoras and Paul VI, the pioneers of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue. During their private meeting, Bartholomew and Francis explored possible paths towards unity, including theological dialogue, environmental [...]
A great story of Jorge Bergoglio and a poor widow who wanted her children baptized
March 17, 2013 By
A revealing anecdote from an interview in 2009 with the man who would become Pope Francis: Just a few days ago I baptized seven children of a woman on her own, a poor widow, who works as a maid and she had had them from two different men. I met her last year at the [...]
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