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Month: February 2017

2017 Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, diaconate ordination
Aiken Deanery

Continuing a legacy of the Apostles: Serve people with the same joy as you would serve the Lord, bishop advises new deacons

February 23, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

GOOSE CREEK—Fourteen new dea­cons will now serve the faithful of the Diocese of Charleston after being ordained by Bishop Rob­ert E. Guglielmone at Immaculate Conception Church on Feb. 11. They are part of a vibrant […]

Nation & World

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade ruling who later became pro-life, dies

February 21, 2017 Caroline

KATY, Texas—Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff “Jane Roe” in the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, died Feb. 18 at an assisted-living facility in Katy. She was 69. The New […]

Nation & World

Ash Wednesday’s ancient tradition still thrives in modern times

February 21, 2017 Caroline

WASHINGTON—In more ways than one, Ash Wednesday — celebrated March 1 this year — leaves a mark. That’s because not only are Catholics marked with a sign of penitence with ashes on their foreheads, but […]

Nation & World

Pope: Reject populist rhetoric and welcome migrants

February 21, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Indifference, fueled by populist rhetoric in today’s world, fans the flames of rejection that threaten the rights and dignity of migrants, Pope Francis said. Refugees escaping persecution, violence and poverty are often shunned and […]

Columnists

Receiving Communion in sin?

February 19, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: I’ve been told by some priests that a person should not receive holy Communion if they have a mortal sin on their soul, but other priests say differently. Which is it? (Charleston, SC) A: […]

Columnists

Life and leadership

February 18, 2017 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

It’s a good thing we have a Savior who is the eternal God and not a politician. Just in case we haven’t noticed, it is clear that no party platform is 100 percent pro-life, and […]

Nation & World

USCCB leaders urge Trump to protect religious liberty

February 17, 2017 Caroline

WASHINGTON—Catholic Church leaders in a Feb. 16 statement said they were encouraged that President Donald Trump may be considering an executive order to protect religious freedom and said they would be grateful if he would […]

Nation & World

Refugee family now in Chicago shares experiences of fleeing religious persecution

February 17, 2017 Caroline

CHICAGO—The Sharifs were living contentedly in Pakistan when life turned into a nightmare in 2012. An al Qaida-related group called BLA targeted Amir Sharif, a Catholic and a well-known professor at a university in Quetta. […]

Nation & World

Pastor suggests giving of your time as part of Lent

February 17, 2017 Caroline

SIOUX CITY, Iowa—Holy Cross-Blessed Sacrament sixth-graders started Lent on Valentine’s Day — sort of. Father Daniel Rupp, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Sioux City, took time Feb. 14 to talk to the students about […]

Charleston Deanery

Monastic visit to Mepkin leads priest to monkhood

February 16, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

MONCKS CORNER—Trappist Father Ge­rard Jonas Palmeres professed sol­emn vows at Mepkin Abbey recently, making him officially a monk of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance. His profession, like that of all Trappists, came […]

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