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Learn of joy in life’s difficult moments in online retreat
When have movements of transcendent grace interrupted our downward spiral? Participants in an online retreat will glean from Catherine McAuley’s stories and their own experience the contours of joy erupting in the juggernauts of life.
Women veterans invited to retreat day
Cranaleith Spiritual Center will host Song of the Caged Bird: A Retreat Day for Women Veterans on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lifting dispensation is not enough to get Catholics back to in-person Mass
Merely obligating people to return to Sunday Mass as the coronavirus pandemic eases won't bring them back to church, say pastoral experts. Dioceses and parishes are actively working to invite people back, and not just waiting for them.
Installation of Wilmington’s new bishop begins ‘new era’ for diocese
More than 900 people witnessed the July 13 ordination of Bishop William Koenig as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, which serves all of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. The episcopal ordination was the first in the diocese since 1897.
Mass obligation reinstated as of Aug. 15, Archbishop Pérez says
With the 16-month impact of COVID-19 "considerably reduced," Archbishop Nelson Pérez announced July 15 that “it is again possible for the faithful to assemble for the Eucharist. It is time to lift the dispensation from the obligation" to attend Sunday Mass.
AbbeyFest returns to the place where it all began, in person
Now in its seventh year, the popular Catholic music festival will go live Sept. 18 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli, headlined by Matt Maher plus four other bands, with Archbishop Nelson Pérez celebrating Mass.
Oregon Catholic’s single-minded focus is on competing in Olympic marathon
Galen Rupp is ready for the long haul at the Tokyo games, and draws strength from praying as he runs r
Oregon Catholic’s single-minded focus is on competing in Olympic marathon
Galen Rupp is ready for the long haul at the Tokyo games, and draws strength from praying as he runs r
U.S. bishops again urge House members to restore Hyde to spending bill
The current text of the legislation is "effectively mandating health care professionals to participate in abortion, and forcing American citizens to pay for abortion with their tax dollars," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
Abuse allegation against retired Buffalo auxiliary under investigation
Denying he had ever abused any adults or minors, Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Grosz voluntarily agreed to step aside from active ministry pending a thorough investigation under new guidelines set forth by Pope Francis in 2019.