St. Jude relic tour halted over 'incident' with visiting priest
Nov 25, 2024 · A tour of a relic of St. Jude conducted by Father Carlos Martins, a priest of the Companions of the Cross religious community known for hosting "The Exorcist Files" podcast, was halted Nov. 21 following an alleged "incident" involving students, according to a statement from Queen of Apostles Church in the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, and from the diocese.
Simbang Gabi 2024: LA Archdiocese’s full events schedule
Nov 24, 2024 · Every year, dozens of parishes around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles host celebrations marking Simbang Gabi, a Filipino tradition that celebrates the nine days leading up to Christmas with the celebration of the Mass, novenas, and food. This year’s theme is “Journeying together in Christ as Pilgrims of Hope.” The celebration kicks off Sunday, Dec.
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New cardinals 2024: Pope Francis announces his picks
Oct 6, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old Ukrainian bishop who heads his church's eparchy in Melbourne, Australia.. The 21 cardinals-designate named by the pope Oct. 6 hail from 18 nations. Eight of the cardinals come from Europe, five from Latin America, five from Asia, two from Africa and ...
Immaculate Conception feast day 2024: How to attend Mass in LA
Nov 22, 2024 · This stained-glass window at St. Mary Church in Manhasset, New York, depicts Mary appearing to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, as the Immaculate Conception in 1858. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz) In years past, when a solemnity fell on a Sunday during Advent, Lent, or Easter, the feast day ...
Oakland Dioceses files Chapter 11 reorganization plan
Nov 11, 2024 · Bishop Michael C. Barber of Oakland, Calif., gives the homily at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 31, 2020. The Diocese of Oakland filed a plan for reorganization in bankruptcy court Nov. 8, 2024, to create and fund a trust for clerical sexual abuse survivors and allow the diocese to continue to operate financially.
‘Memorable Graces’ book: Remarkable stories of Solanus Casey
Nov 25, 2024 · He looked more like a retired rockstar than a magazine managing editor — let alone the managing editor of a Catholic magazine. His faded denim jacket, long hair, and wire-rim glasses gave the appearance of a cross between Jerry Garcia and Sammy Hagar, but the reality was that the man standing before me, with a warm smile and an outstretched hand, was Richard Beemer —an award-winning editor ...
Harris decision to skip Al Smith Dinner ‘puzzling,’ expert says
Sep 24, 2024 · There’s an episode of the 2000s political drama West Wing titled “The Al Smith Dinner,” where the two presidential nominees have trepidation about attending the Archdiocese of New York’s charitable event, but ultimately decide to attend.
Advocates call for universal 'zero tolerance' of clerical abuse
Nov 18, 2024 · A watchdog group in the U.S. is applauding calls to make "zero tolerance" for clerical abuse the rule for the worldwide Catholic Church. "The Vatican approved this norm once; they can do it again, this time for every country," said Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability.org, in a statement released Nov. 18.. Earlier that day, safeguarding experts released a joint proposal in ...
Judge Carolyn Kuhl, Fr. Greg Boyle headline 2024 LA Red Mass
Oct 30, 2024 · A top Los Angeles judge called on lawyers to follow in the footsteps of St. Thomas More while the archdiocese’s longtime legal counsel received a surprise honor at the 2024 LA Red Mass on Oct. 23.