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McGivney family members, many others ‘thrilled’ Knights’ founder is beatified
John Walshe remembers the unveiling of the Father Michael J. McGivney statue in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, when he was in eighth grade. Dozens of years later, he was one of the few to attend the beatification Mass for his relative, now-Blessed McGivney.
L.A. archbishop prays for COVID-19 victims at Día de los Muertos vigil
The lives of people lost to the "long, dark months of the coronavirus pandemic" was on the mind of Archbishop José H. Gomez during a Day of the Dead ceremony Nov. 1 at a Catholic cemetery in East Los Angeles.
Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful
Beatified at an Oct. 31 Mass, Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, was a holy priest who "died daily to his own desires" in serving others, said celebrant Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.
Pope accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Cisneros of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Now 75, the Cuban-born bishop will continue to serve the diocese in Brooklyn and Queens, and to act as vice postulator for the sainthood cause of Father Felix Varela.
Group sets goal of eucharistic adoration in 1,000 parishes on Election Day
"Unite Our Nation," an apostolate founded in Milwaukee by Catholic laity, is looking to "bring peace and prayer to local communities," and healing to a deeply divided U.S.
All Souls’ Day 2020 is poignant reminder of COVID-19
Amid ongoing pandemic restrictions, parishes are finding ways to honor the more than 229,000 U.S. lives lost to the coronavirus.
‘It is an attack on everyone’: Bishops react to Nice basilica murders
Bishops from the U.S. and around the world mourned the loss of three faithful during an Oct. 29 terrorist attack in France, and called for forgiveness, healing and justice.
Colorado, Louisiana voters to decide on abortion measures Nov. 3
Colorado's Proposition 115 would ban abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy, while the Louisiana Love Life Amendment would prevent both a "right to" and tax funds for abortion.
Pro-life signs vandalized, stolen at North Carolina parishes and schools
Banners and placards at four parishes and two schools in the Charlotte Diocese were removed or defaced, with similar incidents taking place in other parts of the country.
Drawing on faith, church’s history is key to confronting racism, say panelists
During an Oct. 13 discussion sponsored by Georgetown University and the Archdiocese of Washington, experts said an honest look at the church's past, and its Black Catholic models, can point the way to healing.