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Month: August 2016

Nation & World

Retired Pope Benedict says it was his ‘duty’ to resign from papacy

August 26, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Retired Pope Benedict XVI said in an interview that he felt a “duty” to resign from the papacy because of his declining health and the rigorous demands of papal travel. While his heart was […]

Charleston Deanery

Wisconsin teens revitalize St. John School with fresh paint and more

August 26, 2016 Caroline

NORTH CHARLESTON—St. John School was the recipient of three days of hard work that left the building, and the people in it, revitalized for the com­ing school year. Shepherd of the Hills Catholic Church in […]

Nation & World

Training prepares dioceses for terrorism, other disasters

August 25, 2016 Caroline

WASHINGTON—To help before tragedy occurs, a Washington-based priest and psychologist is conducting a free webinar at the end of August to prepare priests, religious and other church members to deal with the trauma that follows […]

Nation & World

Parish guide on ecology gives practical ideas to combat climate change

August 25, 2016 Caroline

ARLINGTON, VA.—In his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Com­mon Home,” Pope Francis does not mince words: “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it […]

News

Pastoral formation enters second phase

August 25, 2016 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Pastoral formation will begin its second year with a gathering of Chancery employees in the diocesan pastoral center on Sept. 7. Franciscan Sister Kathy Adamski, manager of the initiative created by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone, […]

Nation & World

Pope leads 11,000 pilgrims praying rosary for quake victims

August 25, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—After a strong earthquake struck central Italy and with the early news reporting hundreds of deaths and serious damage, Pope Francis turned his weekly general audience Aug. 24 into a prayer service. While the […]

Nation & World

Church leaders call for emergency collections to assist Louisiana flood victims

August 25, 2016 Caroline

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) president, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, has called for an emergency collection to assist victims of the recent flooding in Louisiana. He also issued a statement […]

Columnists

What makes marriage work?

August 25, 2016 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third column in a series on Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Whenever celibates start talk­ing about sex and marriage, there are inevitable guffaws and […]

Myrtle Beach Deanery

Knights Assembly 3272 helps fund Georgetown veterans memorial

August 25, 2016 Caroline

GEORGETOWN/PAWLEYS ISLAND—Knights of Columbus Assembly 3272 raised $4,827.80 from its nine-hole captain’s choice golf tournament held at the Heritage Club. The funds will go toward the construction of a memo­rial honoring the men and women […]

Nation & World

Catholics urged to fast, pray for peace; group plans novena for nation

August 24, 2016 Caroline

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Bishop Peter A. Libasci of Manchester is urging Catholics to pray and fast for peace in response to the ongoing violence in the U.S. and around the world. “The current civil unrest in our […]

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