ith one of the most important Marian feasts in Cuba falling just one week after it was announced Sept. 1 that he would be made a cardinal, Cardinal-designate Juan Garcia Rodriguez said he took the news as a sign of Mary’s maternal love.
Unassuming pastor who helped rebuild Cuban church will receive red hat
Pope appoints three cardinals to help lead synod on Amazon
Pope Francis appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
CLINIC sues Trump administration over new directives for asylum-seekers
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to a top immigration position violated federal law and therefore certain actions undertaken by his office are not legally valid, a federal lawsuit argues.
Indianapolis Colts’ chaplain focuses on players’ lives and faith
As the Catholic chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, Father Douglas Hunter has access to the training facility, the team meetings and the sidelines during games.
Hosffman Ospino: A Catholic garden resurrected in Rwanda
Every time U.S. Catholics contribute to the work of solidarity in Rwanda and other countries, we make possible that a thousand flowers bloom in God’s global community garden.
Bahamian Catholic school administrator describes current desperation
An interim parish administrator and assistant principal of the St. Francis de Sales Parish and School in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, said his school was in ruins and the island is in a desperate state following Hurricane Dorian.
Hard work, tender hearts: Pope prays for Madagascar’s working poor
Standing where the phrase “by the sweat of their brow” is a daily reality for hundreds of Madagascar’s poor, Pope Francis prayed for those whose daily bread is earned by hard physical labor and for the unemployed longing to earn a living for their families.
Text of pope’s prayer for workers at Madagascar stone quarry
Pope Francis’ “Prayer for Workers,” which he prayed Sept. 8 at the Mahatazana stone quarry.