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Ambassador says pope will visit Ukraine before Kazakhstan trip
After an Aug. 6 meeting with Pope Francis, Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See, said the people of Ukraine "have been waiting for the pope" since the start of the war.
Sister Dolores Donovan dies at 91
Sister Dolores Donovan, OSF, (formerly Sister Redempta) 91, died in Assisi House in Aston on August 5, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years.
Archbishop decries Biden executive order, ‘continued promotion of abortion’
In an Aug. 5 statement, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori said the move to advance abortion access was the "wrong direction to take at a moment when we should be working to support women and to build up a culture of life."
Pope advances sainthood causes, including priest killed in Ukraine
With decrees signed by Pope Francis Aug. 5, one woman and five men have moved closer to canonization, including Father Péter Oros, who was shot by Soviet police at the height of the Cold War in Ukraine.
Sister Jean L. Holtz dies at 93
Sister Jean L. Holtz SSJ (Formerly Sister Charles Immaculate), age 93, died July 26, 2021, at Saint Joseph Villa.
New lacrosse coaches up the game for St. Joe’s Prep, O’Hara
Mark Princehorn and Jen Armstrong are ready to take their teams to the next level this coming season.
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
The sports broadcasting icon, who died Aug. 2, said his career had been "an extraordinary opportunity, and God has blessed me for doing it all these years."
Kansas pro-lifers will ‘redouble efforts’ to help women, protect unborn
Following the defeat of the "Value Them Both" amendment, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has called for more pregnancy care, saying "while we can't protect women and children from abortion by the law, we can with love."
HHS proposal replaces medical ethics with transgender ideology, critics say
If finalized and enforced, new rules could "shut down the conversation about conscience rights" on issues such as abortion, cross-sex hormones and gender-transition surgeries, said medical and ethics professionals.
Catholic radio stations ordered closed, parish raided in Nicaragua
As the nation's Sandinista regime continues its attacks on the Catholic Church, officials from the Diocese of Matagalpa say they are "restrained, but with inner strength and with joy and peace in the Lord."