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…
Sister Mary Grace Whittaker, who greeted visitors at Nazareth, dies
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Grace Whittaker, 85, died Nov. 29 at the SCN Motherhouse in Nazareth, Ky. She was a professed Sister of…
Dominican Sister of Peace Bernadine Marie Egleston, an artist, dies at 83
Dominican Sister of Peace Bernadine Marie Egleston died Dec. 2 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 83 and had been…
Letter from the Archbishop — Collection will support retired religious
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, May God bless you! This weekend our Archdiocese will take up the annual collection for retired religious. In…
Upcoming collection for retired religious to aid 30,000
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection, set for Dec. 12 to 13, benefits nearly 30,000 senior sisters, brothers and priests in religious communities…
Cardinal Gregory welcomed home to Washington with applause, balloons, banner
By Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service HYATTSVILLE, Md. — As Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory’s car pulled up to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Hyattsville…
Official — Archbishop Kurtz appoints Father Elliott as administrator of St. John the Apostle
The Rev. Trumie C. Elliott, will be administrator pro-tempore of St. John the Apostle Church in Brandenburg, Ky. Father Elliott, born in Thomaston, Ga.,…
