Since beginning their journeys mid-May, pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have braved excessive heat, thunderstorms and wind -- all of it closely monitored by a meteorologist in New Hampshire.
As Western heads of state and government gathered in northern France to mark 80 years since the monumental D-Day invasion that helped secure victory in World War II, one veteran, now age 100, had special memories to share.
After being severely beaten by a Muslim mob May 25 in Sargodha, about 150 miles south of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, a Christian man died on June 3 in a Rawalpindi hospital. Nazir Masih was 72.
On the feast of Corpus Christi June 2, perpetual pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's northern Marian Route were in the Minnesota Diocese of Winona-Rochester, which is led by Bishop Robert E. c -- the bishop who, five years ago, first conceived of a national Eucharistic revival.
Now that the 2024 Minnesota legislative session has ended, here is a look at some of the key issues tackled, including perspective from Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the St. Paul-based Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), which represents the public policy interests of the state’s Catholic bishops.
Rene Gavic was a 22-year-old newlywed when Rich Barbeau hired her to be the head track coach for Visitation School in Mendota Heights. Over the years she assumed many other positions: math teacher, Upper School dean of students, Upper School director, head of school. She is now 59, a grandma of three and retiring to care for her husband who has Alzheimer’s.
"The problem," Pope Francis said on May 10 as he addressed an annual conference in Rome on boosting birth rates, "is not how many of us there are in this world, but rather what kind of world we're building."
President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and comes as Biden faces increasing political pressure on the issue of migration in the midst of his reelection bid.
Mexico's bishops congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum, who overwhelmingly won Mexico's presidential election to become the country's first female president -- a historic accomplishment overshadowed by the killing of candidates and questions over the future of the country's democratic institutions.
Armed with guitars, drums, bass and a microphone, two bands comprised of local priests rocked out in the name of the Virgin Mary at a live music venue on The Wharf in Washington's waterfront neighborhood.
Mass, lunch, farm activities and music will be part of Rural Life Sunday June 23 on a farm that seems tailor-made for the occasion: Father Michael Miller’s “A Taste of Heaven” in New Prague.
