“I look forward to our diocese’s involvement in these initiatives, and I hope you will participate as much as you are able.”
Bishop Kettler: Synod process, Eucharistic Revival have power to revitalize the Church
On New Year’s, pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
Pope Francis insisted peace is a gift from God that requires human action in his Angelus address, Jan. 1.
Archbishop Tutu had strong ties to Catholic Church
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Dec. 26, made his clerical career in the Anglican Church, but at one point, he is said to have contemplated the Catholic priesthood. Instead, he got married in a Catholic Church.
Pope prays Christmas will bring yearning for peace, dialogue
Before giving his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope Francis drew attention to the many places around the globe and within human hearts in need of Jesus, the prince of peace.
Pope at Christmas: ‘God comes into the world in littleness’
The celebration of Christmas serves as a reminder that God did not reveal his greatness in a grand spectacle, but rather in the “littleness” of a poor, vulnerable child born in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis said in his homily Dec. 24 as he celebrated the nighttime liturgy.
COVID-19 vaccines present ‘no ethical problem,’ says head of papal academy
The Vatican has reaffirmed its support of COVID-19 vaccines with both the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life and a Holy See communique reiterating Pope Francis’ insistence that getting inoculated is “an act of love.”
Pour money into education, not weapons, wars, pope tells nations
Governments must pour more money into education and drastically reduce military spending for there to be genuine progress and peace in the world, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1.
Catholic Charities taking donations for tornado relief
The deadly tornadoes swept across the South and Midwest Dec. 10.