Olympic runner Cole Hocker, then a student at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, crosses the finish line at the National Cross Country Race in 2018. (CNS photo/courtesy runnerspace.com) INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — As Cole Hocker approached the starting line for the biggest race of his life, he paused for a moment to follow his usual pre-race […]
Pope Francis released the apostolic letter “Traditonis Custodes” on July 16. CNS photo/Vatican Media WASHINGTON – On July 16, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, “Traditionis custodes” modifying the norms regulating the use of the 1962 Roman Missal issued before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the […]
Msgr. Peter B. Wells, left, a U.S. priest who works at the Vatican secretariat of state, leaves a Tridentine-rite Mass celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 15, 2011. CNS photo/Paul Haring VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of […]
Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski distributes Communion during Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual spring assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) WASHINGTON (CNS) — A page on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops answers a series of questions regarding the bishops’ […]
A priest prepares to distribute Communion during Mass in Washington. CNS photo/Bob Roller WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Eucharist was a major focus of the U.S bishops’ June 16-18 virtual spring assembly. On June 17, they heard a full presentation on a proposal to draft a document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life […]
Archbishop Filippo Iannone, president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, attends a press conference to discuss revisions to the Code of Canon Law, at the Vatican June 1. Pope Francis has promulgated a revised section of the Code of Canon Law dealing with crimes and punishments. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022. ”A theological symposium does not claim to offer practical solutions to […]
A same-sex couple is pictured in a file photo exchanging rings during a ceremony in Salt Lake City. The Vatican’s doctrinal office says in a new note that any form of blessing of same-sex unions is “illicit,” but that the negative judgment is on the blessing of unions, not the people, who must be respected. […]
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Quebec announced its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish. At least 75% of the parishes will be affected by this change, in both urban and rural areas. In a video, Cardinal Gerald […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis sought the intercession of the first Indigenous saint of the Americas as COVID-19 continued to devastate many Latin American countries. While greeting Spanish-speaking faithful during his weekly general audience Dec. 9, the pope marked the feast day of St. Juan Diego, “whom Our Lady of Guadalupe chose as her […]
