Sister Miriam Corcoran, SCN, longtime educator, dies
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Miriam Catherine Corcoran, formerly Sister Mary Andrea, 96, died Dec. 10 at Nazareth Home. She had been a professed…
Eight-week study of pope’s ‘Fratelli Tutti’ to begin Jan. 10
“A heart open to the whole world,” an eight-week study of Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” will be…
Church pandemic financial forecast: Mostly cloudy, some rays of sunshine
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The signals were clear at the start of the pandemic. No Masses, no offertory income. No…
Louisiana Catholic university graduates nurses early to meet COVID-19 needs
BATON ROUGE, La. — Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of nurses and other health care workers to treat patients with COVID-19,…
Cents & Sensibility — Simple ways to gain financial security
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The goal of this column is…
Esperanza en El Señor — Adviento, una temporada de convertirse en un verdadero prójim
Estoy disfrutando de mi estudio de “Fratelli Tutti”, la nueva encíclica del Papa Francisco, que se dio como un regalo para explorar la amistad…
Hope in the Lord — Advent, a season to become a true neighbor
I am enjoying my study of “Fratelli Tutti,” the brand-new encyclical by Pope Francis, given as a gift to explore social friendship in this…
As pandemic devastates Latin America, pope prays to St. Juan Diego
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sought the intercession of the first Indigenous saint of the Americas as…
Between Amens — Need for God’s ransom endures
“O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel.” It’s a familiar part of our Advent repertoire, but what does it mean? The concept…
Dominican Sister of Peace Betty Ann Hesse, a nurse, dies at 81
Dominican Sister of Peace Betty Ann Hesse died Dec. 6 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 81 and had been…