VATICAN CITY—In the light of “a worrying negative prejudice” against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to […]
It seems that the Holy Spirit is the most neglected member of the Blessed Trinity. So it should not surprise us that the third of the big three liturgical events of the year — Christmas, […]
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis gave priests who minister to seafarers special permission to grant absolution for sins that usually would require the intervention of a bishop or the Vatican itself. “I want to say something about […]
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.—The Catholic Miscellany received five awards during the Catholic Media Convention held June 18-21. The annual competition is sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, and the awards […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico. “This image cries to heaven […]
VATICAN CITY—To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness to God’s love by loving and caring for one another, Pope Francis said. […]
CHARLESTON—A series of innovative webinars designed to teach catechetics to church and school personnel has landed Michael Martocchio an esteemed Wineskin Award. Martocchio, director of the diocesan office of Catechesis and Christian Initiation, developed a […]
CHARLESTON—When Anna Krancek walked into the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist with her family on June 9, she was celebrating the happy conclusion of a long and winding spiritual journey. The Kranceks, of Myrtle […]
CHAPIN—Father Dennis Willey’s journey to the priesthood started in silent, precious hours he spent as a child in his hometown parish in Connecticut. “I worked as a sexton at the church and was paid 50 […]
VATICAN CITY—Every time a Catholic receives Communion, it should be like his or her first Communion, Pope Francis said. Marking the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ June 23, the pope spoke about […]
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