“The Catholic community of east Tennessee continues to pray for those who have been affected by the terrible wildfires in Gatlinburg and other communities across the region,” Bishop Richard F. Stika said.
News
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How Colombia finally passed its peace deal ending decades of conflict
After four torturous years of negotiations, a stunning referendum rejection, last-minute compromises and two signing ceremonies, Colombia has ratified a peace deal.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The ‘shame of poverty’ is colored by cactus fruit in Madagascar
Hunger is so severe in drought-ridden southern Madagascar that many people in remote villages have eaten almost nothing but cactus fruit for up to four years.
Posted inFaith, News
Miami’s archbishop prays for Catholics in Cuba who had to hide their faith
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski remembered the former leader of Cuba and prayed for peace.
Posted inFaith, News
The Catholic Church in Lithuania is anxious over Putin’s advances
Support from Europe and the United States has helped calm some fears related to neighboring Russia, said Archbishop Gintaras Grusas.
Posted inFaith, News
Native American spirituality is sustaining the anti-pipeline protest
The Lakota prayer over water has become a rallying cry in the mass action to prevent the construction of a crude oil pipeline near their reservation.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis to scientists: You must find solutions to climate change
The pope said there was a “weak response” in most international policies to promoting the common good.
Posted inFaith, News
Logging thousands of miles, one Chaldean priest visits Iraqi refugees in Turkey
Being the only Chaldean Catholic priest in charge of pastoral work in Turkey, Father Adday is a road warrior who logs thousands of miles meeting Iraqi Christian refugees in Turkey.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Discernment is the key to navigating a seemingly rigid world
“A rigidity that is far from a discernment of situations has been introduced” in seminaries, Pope Francis said. He also called clericalism “one of the most serious illnesses that the church has.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Celebration, sorrow mingle after death of Fidel Castro
Within half an hour of the Cuban government’s announcement Saturday of the death of the 90-year-old revolutionary leader, cheers were heard in Miami’s Little Havana.