Amid threat of war, world must not give up hope, pope tells diplomats
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Hope is the virtue needed to approach the coming year, especially when the looming…
Writer’s Southern roots inspire ‘radical faith’ element to her fiction
byTORONTO — Valerie Sayers is a Catholic writer with a keen appreciation of the grand style of renowned novelists in the school of William…
Next Thea Bowman Institute set for Feb. 8 at CEC
byThe Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry (OMM) will present the next Thea Bowman Institute Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m….
Pastoral musicians’ dinner set for Jan. 13
byThe Louisville Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians will hold its annual chapter dinner at St. Margaret Mary Church, 7813 Shelbyville Road, Jan….
Editorial — The gifts we bring
byWhat gifts will we bring to Christ this year? Like the Magi or the Three Kings, we are called to bring our gifts to…
Two priests receive new pastoral appointments
byArchbishop Joseph E. Kurtz has made the following appointments: Father Michael O. Ajayi has been named pastor of Emmanuel Church in Albany, Ky., and…
A Time to Speak — The travesty of the death penalty must end
byBy Father Patrick Delahanty Stunned. I could not believe what I’d just heard. Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Raymond Lape, now deceased, had looked…
Evolving door: New Year may bring new opportunities for women at Vatican
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened 2020 with a strong call to acknowledge the dignity of women, end…
Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At least one person has died and one Catholic Church was destroyed by the latest of…
Share the Journey – Helping trafficking survivors thrive
byIt’s rare that I get the opportunity to see the Bakhita Empowerment Initiative’s seeds of hope blossom. The Catholic Charities of Louisville anti-human trafficking…