Father Ryan is a candidacy for sainthood opened in 2016, granting the priest the title “Servant of God.”
A possible miracle may be attributed to Tennessee priest’s intercession
Environmental leaders: U.N. climate change report can spur prayerful action
A massive report written by 234 climate scientists, released Aug. 9, serves as a “reality check” on how the planet is being reshaped by rising global temperatures.
Nuncio urges young people in vocational discernment to realize their gifts
Some 250 young men and 400 young women who said they were discerning a vocation received a blessing from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States.
Street Masses bring Catholic Church to the people in Chicago neighborhood
Several street Masses in were held during June and July in an effort to bring the Gospel message of peace and hope to city neighborhoods and pray for an end to the violence that has plagued the streets of Chicago in 2021.
The search for life beyond Earth is as much theological as it is scientific
Scientific discoveries are energizing the queries not just about the possibility of rational, or intelligent, life, but also about God’s role in life elsewhere and if there may be an incarnational experience beyond Earth.
Sunday Scripture readings : Aug. 8, 2021
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: 1 Kgs 19:4-8
Responsorial Psalm: 34:2-9
Second reading: Eph 4:30-5:2
Gospel: Jn 6:41-51
Australian Mass becomes longest-running show on nation’s television
With a national emergency currently declared across New South Wales and large numbers of the country’s most populous state in lockdown indefinitely due to an outbreak of the delta strain, the program is more relevant and popular than ever.
Only Jesus reveals true Gospel, pope says at first audience after surgery
Continuing with a new catechesis series reflecting on St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, Pope Francis focused on the apostle’s insistence that the faithful be loyal to the Gospel Jesus preached.