Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild shattered lives, homes and businesses in Mayfield followed one of the most powerful twisters in U.S. history that leveled the city of 10,000 in western Kentucky overnight Dec. 10.
At 10 p.m. Dec. 10, the same day he was announced as Bishop-Elect Joseph Williams, the longtime pastor was still talking with and blessing parishioners at St. Stephen in Minneapolis after a vespers service and 8 p.m. Mass that were part of parish preparations for the Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
A Year of St. Joseph dedicated to increasing love for the foster father of Jesus, seeking his intercession and trying to imitate his virtues and zeal drew to a close Dec. 8 with ringing trumpets, a chorus of voices and Archbishop Bernard Hebda presiding at an evening Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
California's Catholic bishops slammed a new plan endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to make the state a "sanctuary" for legal abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
The Supreme Court said Dec. 10 that clinics can continue to challenge a Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy but in the meantime the law would remain in effect.
Becoming a hip-hop artist was a childhood dream of Connor Flanagan, who is now a 32-year-old dad of three little girls. He and his wife, Katie, belong to St. Pascal Baylon in St. Paul.
An abundance of grace can be had this Christmas weekend, as Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is Sunday, Dec. 26.