Updating the laws that govern the Vatican's civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops accused of a crime can now be tried in a Vatican court.
The global Catholic Church coming together to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic represents the hope and faith of the people of God and how they find solace and strength together with Mary, said a theological expert in Mariology.
Mickey Nickelson said her mother was always volunteering at church. “So, it’s been part of my blood,” she said, adding that many women look for ways to use their gifts.
Over the course of six weeks in the fall, parishes across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will share a single focus: a small group series centered on the three focus areas Archbishop Bernard Hebda has chosen for the 2022 Archdiocesan Synod.
A recent analysis by The New York Times found evidence for what many Catholic organizations and other entities warned about at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States -- the faster spread of the coronavirus among those detained in facilities for immigration violations.
Joe Ferraro first met Father Bryan O’Rourke in 1944 while walking to his first day of kindergarten at St. Mark School in St. Paul. Ferraro recalled those grade school days and a lifelong friendship with the priest, who died April 17 in Los Angeles. He was 81.