VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching. In a Zoom interview Nov. 24 from the Vatican’s Domus Sanctae […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people today should not waste their lives dreaming of obtaining trivial things that provide only a fleeting moment of joy but aspire to the greatness God wants for them, Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass on the feast of Christ the King Nov. 22, the pope told young people that God […]
With the recent increase in positive cases of Covid-19 placing many Western New York counties into the Orange Zone, Catholic schools in those areas will need to revert to the distance learning method of instruction implemented last spring with the pandemic first hit the area. Schools will be allowed to reopen if everyone in the […]
VATICAN CITY — Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation. The economists, entrepreneurs and “change-makers,” all of whom were under age 35, were not calling for an end to capitalism but for […]
During his general audience Nov. 11, Pope Francis said prayer is like oxygen for life.
What better display of the Christmas spirit than kids helping kids? This month, students at Notre Dame Academy are taking part in Operation Christmas Child, which benefits impoverished children from across the globe. Since 1993, more than 178 million children in more than 150 countries have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. These boxes are filled with hygiene items, […]
Visitors to SS. Peter & Paul’s Cemetery in Hamburg have found solace when entering the section known as Our Lady’s Garden and seeing the beautiful statue of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, sitting on top of the columbarium. Evidence of this intense sentiment is noted by the frequent floral offering placed before her as well as […]
Sister Mary Christinette, 89, a Felician Sister for 70 years, died in Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, Cheektowaga, on Nov. 7, 2020. The former Theresa Lojewski was born on Oct. 30, 1931, in Erie, Pa. She was a member of St. Hedwig Parish in Erie and graduated from Erie East High School. She […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even during a global pandemic, the World Day of the Poor will be an important opportunity for parishes to highlight the importance of charity and spiritual comfort for those in need, said a Vatican official. Although restrictions meant to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus have meant some initiatives had to […]
