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Toni Morrison, award-winning author of 11 novels whose words brought to life the experiences of African American women, died Aug. 5, 2019, at age 88 in New York due to complications from pneumonia. Shown in a Nov. 3, 2010, photo, Morrison became Catholic at age 12.
Toni Morrison, author baptized Catholic as child, dies at age 88
Toni Morrison, award-winning author of 11 novels whose words brought to life the experiences of African American women, died Aug. 5 at age 88 in New York due to complications from … more
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Serenity Lara cries during an Aug, 4, 2019, vigil, a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4.
El Paso bishop meets with victims of mass shooting, family members
CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. The bishop of El Paso, Texas, met with the families of those who were killed and wounded during the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart in the city where he … more
Father Chris Piasta, Catholic chaplain at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports in the Queens borough of New York, prepares the altar prior to celebrating Mass at JFK’s Our Lady of the Skies Chapel Aug. 5, 2019.
Spirituality ‘just tip of iceberg’ for airport chaplain always on the go
As the Catholic chaplain at John F. Kennedy International Airport ambled through Terminal 4 on a hot summer afternoon, security personnel, airport employees and flight crews shouted a cheery hello or … more
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Mourners take part in a vigil near the border fence between Mexico and the U.S. after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 3, 2019. The Catholic dioceses of El Paso, and neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, have joined in prayer after the shooting left several dead and many injured.
Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.
Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio on Aug. 3 and … more
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Shoppers exit with their hands up after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 3, 2019. In Aug 3 tweets, the Catholic dioceses of El Paso, Texas and neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico asked for prayers for everyone involved at this difficult time.
Texas, New Mexico dioceses unite in prayer after El Paso shooting
The Catholic dioceses of El Paso, Texas, and neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, have joined in prayer after an August 3 mass shooting in a mall left several dead and many injured. “Our … more
Father Adam Young poses in an episode of “Worst Cooks in America” Season 17 on the Food Network. The pastor of St. Paul Church in Cranston, R.I., will soon be a featured contestant on the reality TV show’s upcoming season set to premiere Aug. 4, 2019.
Rhode Island pastor competes on ‘Worst Cooks in America’ reality TV show
Father Adam Young can think of a few failed recipes in the kitchen that might lead him to think he’d be a good contestant on the popular Food Network show “Worst Cooks in … more
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Gene Kranz, right, former flight director for Apollo 11, smiles alongside his wife, Marta, during the 2019 Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Prayer Breakfast in Houston July 30. Gene Kranz, who served as the event’s speaker, is a parishioner at Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church in Dickinson, Texas, near Houston.
NASA flight director says faith, family have marked his life's journey
Gene Kranz, NASA flight director during the 1969 landing of the first man on the moon, spoke about faith and family to more than 1,000 attending the Galveston Houston Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast … more
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Redemptorist Fathers Bruce Lewandowsk and Mark Owen flank parishioners and others participating in the refugee-themed Stations of the Cross in Baltimore July 23, 2019. With over 200 in attendance, Father Lewandowski said he had “underestimated” interest in the public display of support for the immigrant community.
Taking Way of Cross through streets of Baltimore shows support for migrants, refugees
The Stations of the Cross, modified for the migrant and refugee, began July 23 at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood with a not-so-subtle … more
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The dome of the Edicule, the traditional site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection, is seen after restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem March 23, 2017. Speakers at a July 18, 2019, conference in Washington argued that restoring Churches in violence-plagued sections of the Middle East will help foster the return of Christians who fled the strife, as well as introduce greater stability to the region.
Restoring Churches seen as key to have Christians return to Middle East
Speakers at a July 18 conference in Washington argued that restoring Churches in violence-plagued sections of the Middle East will help foster the return of Christians who fled the strife, as well as … more
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Visitors attend Mass in the Chapel on the Rock, formally named St. Catherine of Siena Chapel in Allenspark, Colorado, near Estes Park, is seen June 19, 2019. The chapel is on the grounds of the Camp St. Malo Retreat Center, which was made famous during St. John Paul II’s epic World Youth Day visit to the Denver in 1993.
Colorado retreat, trail made famous by Pope during WYD ‘93 gets makeover
Mountains don’t really change that much in 26 years. So it’s a fair bet that the view of Mount Meeker and its twin, Longs Peak, from the Camp St. Malo Retreat is the same one St. John … more
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A boat containing incense arrives in St. Martinville, La., during the Aug. 15, 2017, Fete-Dieu du Teche procession. The Lafayette Diocese will hold its annual 38-mile eucharistic boat procession Aug. 15, 2019, celebrating the feast of the Assumption and 254th anniversary of arrival of French-Canadian immigrants who brought the Catholic faith to Acadiana.
Eucharistic boat procession to mark Assumption, Acadiana history, faith
Catholics in the Diocese of Lafayette are gearing up to celebrate two significant events in the life of the universal church and the local church Aug. 15. That day is the feast of the Assumption … more
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A statue of St. Junipero Serra is nestled in an alcove on the eastern side of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington July 18, 2019.
Washington, D.C., a city of religious sites, not just monuments to government
CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. Washington isn’t exactly known for its religious memorials. Tourists visit D.C. to see the Capitol, the White House, the Washington Memorial … more
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Volunteer firefighters extinguish hot spots July 29, 2019, after fire destroyed the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, Texas. Since 1883 the parish has served the Catholic community of southwestern Falls County, many of whom are descendents of immigrants from the northwest German region of Westphalia.
Fire destroys ‘treasured’ historic Catholic church in Texas
The Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, a nearly 125-year-old wooden church with bell towers on each side, burned to the ground July 29. The fire, which began in the morning, is still under … more
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Fritzie Fritzshall, president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Ill., and survivor of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, and Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, talk underneath the entrance gate at the camp in Oswiecim, Poland, July 4, 2019.
Cupich: ‘Never forget’ policies that led to Holocaust began with words
Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the policies that led to the Holocaust all began with words, including words that targeted “the other,” Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago wrote in … more
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Worshippers pray during a Spanish-language Mass for immigrants July 13, 2019, at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine in New York City. The liturgy was part of the shrine’s daylong celebration marking the birthday of its patroness. An Italian immigrant born July 15, 1850, Mother Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized and is the patron saint of immigrants.
Mother Cabrini’s ministry to immigrants called ‘more essential’ than ever
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini took to heart Jesus’ greatest commandment to love God and love one’s neighbor by tending to those most in need — children, the sick, orphans and … more
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Brett Robinson speaks at a symposium hosted by the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., July 9, 2019. The conference brought together Catholic intellectuals and communications practitioners to explore how the Church can respond and benefit from the new media paradigm. Robinson is the communications director for the McGrath Institute.
Big tech, digital culture pose challenges for sharing faith, panelists say
As politicians around the world scrutinize how Facebook, Google and Amazon mine user data for commercial purposes, Catholic leaders are studying ways to spread the Gospel through digital … more
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Jesuit Brother Bob Macke and Jesuit Father Gabriele Gionti, an astronomer, prepare to give journalists a tour of the Vatican Observatory at the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 28, 2018. Brother Macke said that by studying the universe, “we can better appreciate the God who created it.”
Being curator of meteorites allows Jesuit to ‘find God’ in all things
At the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Jesuit Brother Robert Macke finds his work as the curator of meteorites for the Vatican Observatory — formally founded in 1891 by Pope … more
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Pope Paul VI views the moon through the viewfinder of the Schmidt telescope at the time of the first landing on the moon, July 20, 1969. This print was photographed on display at the Vatican observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 28, 2018.
50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
When Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gingerly stepped onto the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno had no idea that some day he would become the director of the … more
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Rose Lavelle (left) of the United States, a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, and Vivianne Miedema of the Netherlands battle for the ball during the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Lyon, France, July 7, 2019. The U.S. won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0.
Lavelle’s Catholic alma mater cheers her goals, team’s World Cup victory
Rose Lavelle skyrocketed from a star player, loping across the soccer fields at her Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati, to a superstar, scoring three goals for the U.S. women’s team at … more
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., announced June 27, 2019, that the remains of Archbishop Sheen, a candidate for sainthood, were being transferred from New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria.
Archbishop’s remains moved to Peoria; sainthood cause is reopened
As a small group of witnesses silently looked on, the mortal remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen were interred at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria late in the afternoon of June 27, completing a … more
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