The quiet, urgent work of Catholic Rural Life plows ahead
byBy Christina Capecchi Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. — “There is something almost sacramental about the life of the rural family.” Those words…
Ursuline Sister Clara Reid, an educator, dies at 80
byUrsuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph Clara Reid died Dec. 29. She was 80 and had been an Ursuline sister for 60 years. Sister…
Catholic, Christian, Muslim voices condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban…
Vatican magazine looks at women in the church in the age of Pope Francis
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sees the “masculine monochrome” of leadership and influence in the Catholic Church as…
Epiphany Church to host parish mission Jan. 19-21
byPaulist Father Frank DeSiano will present “The Evangelizing Mission” at Epiphany Church, 914 Old Harrods Creek Road, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19-21. Father DeSiano,…
Book discussion group to meet monthly at Mount St. Joseph
byThe monthly Focus on Faith group which meets at Mount St. Joseph in Maple Mount, Ky., will read and discuss “The Complete Stories” by…
Texas bishops offer prayers for those affected by fatal church shooting
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims…
Put the phone away and talk to each other, pope urges families
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed that people all over the world would end 2019 “in peace, peace…
Gold Mass helps spread message that faith and science are compatible
byBy Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Paul Giesting has long been frustrated by a concept in Western culture that he says “is…
Bishop praises congressional reauthorization of scholarship program
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Education Committee applauded the recent decision by Congress to reauthorize scholarship…