The norms, approved by Pope Francis and released April 9, were drafted and published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which oversees the ordinariates.
Vatican issues updated norms for personal ordinariates
Red embroidery on white handkerchiefs memorializes victims of violence
The messages, embroidered in red thread on white handkerchiefs are meant to bring attention to those who have suffered and died because of the drug war in the United States and Mexico, those who have died crossing the desert while seeking sanctuary, and those who have disappeared.
New York Giants coach gives pointers on prayer, faith to Catholic men
Pat Shurmur, the head coach of the New York Giants and a lifelong Catholic, spoke about importance of faith during a Lenten gathering for a group of Catholic men in the Diocese of Metuchen March 30.
Argentine martyrs’ road to beatification recalls period of military rule
The four churchmen are collectively known as the Martyrs of La Rioja. They will be beatified April 27 at a ceremony in La Rioja, 700 miles northwest of Buenos Aires in the arid Andean foothills.
Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa
For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa.
Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors met in Rome April 4-7 for its 10th plenary assembly, which was opened by its president, Cardinal O’Malley, archbishop of Boston.
Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering, war
God does not play favorites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan’s Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.
Maryland Day marks special homecoming for 17th-century iron cross
Lord Baltimore, who was Catholic, established the Maryland colony as a haven for religious toleration, and historians now regard Maryland as the birthplace of religious freedom in the United States.