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Sister Adorata Basara of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St. Francis, dies
Sister Adorata Basara of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St Francis, died April 20 at St. Joseph Villa, Mt. Alvernia, Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2007. Born in Manayunk, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Kozak) Basara. Sister Adorata entered the Bernardine Order on Feb. […]
Build ‘civilization of love’ in response to bombings, cardinal urges
BOSTON (CNS) -- Even though "the culture of death looms large" today, the light of Christ the Good Shepherd "can expel the darkness and illuminate for us a path that leads to life, to a civilization of solidarity and love," said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley.
Damaged Texas town swarmed with assistance, prayers, reporters
WEST, Texas (CNS) — The small town of West has been flooded with donations, disaster response teams, volunteers, news media and, perhaps most importantly, prayers since an explosion at a fertilizer plant the evening of April 17. The explosion killed 14 people and destroyed many of the homes within five blocks of the fertilizer plant. […]
Army begins investigation of training briefing that had labeled “Catholicism” an extremist group
WASHINGTON (CNS) — An informational slide that listed Catholicism, evangelical Christianity and other religious groups under the heading of “Religious Extremism” and was recently used in a training briefing for a group of about 100 Army Reserve soldiers has been removed from the presentation. But the fact these groups were ever put on a list […]
Archdiocesan Mathlete Championship
The Varsity Mathletes brought high honors to Archbishop Ryan on April 15 when they captured the Archdiocesan Championship. The Ryan Mathletes owe another stellar season to the strong leadership of Senior Co-Captains, Claire Nguyen and Ian Smith, and to the consistent high scoring of seniors Anthony Carradorini, Akash Patel, Andrew Lenherr, James Nixon, and juniors […]
Vatican official says Archbishop Romero’s sainthood cause ‘unblocked’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and the official promoter of the sainthood cause of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, said the process to beatify and eventually canonize the slain Salvadoran archbishop has been unblocked.
Pope calls on Venezuelan leaders to resolve political crisis peacefully
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on Venezuela’s political leaders to resolve their differences through respectful dialogue and he urged the nation’s people to reject all forms of violence as the country seeks to move ahead. Venezuelans went to the polls April 14 to elect a successor to President Hugo Chavez, the socialist who […]
Following Jesus takes courage, pope says at morning Masses
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following Jesus isn’t complicated, but it may take courage and it always requires recognizing that human beings aren’t God, Pope Francis said in two of his morning Mass homilies. The pope celebrated Mass April 20 with volunteers who work at a Vatican pediatric clinic for immigrants and for the poor, and […]
Pope ordains new priests, talks about learning to hear Jesus’ voice
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before ordaining 10 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis prayed privately with them in the sacristy and entrusted them to Mary’s care. The private moment April 21 was a repeat of a practice he began as bishop before celebrating an ordination Mass, according to Vatican Radio. The 10 new priests — […]
Bishop says failure on gun measure shows ‘failure in moral leadership’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., said the U.S. Senate's failure "to support even modest regulations on firearms" is "a failure in moral leadership to promote policies which protect and defend the common good." The head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development expressed "deep disappointment" that the lawmakers failed to pass gun-control legislation.