January 2022

Cardinal John Dew said the Catholic Church should be "deeply ashamed" of the abuse statistics released today. Photo/Andrew BonallackAs many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according to a…

Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining From cell phones to computers to life-saving medical technologies, the daily lives of people around the world are intertwined with the…

Rice Thomas G. Rice, 70, of Antis Township, died Friday afternoon at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Altoona, the son of the late Louis and Janet…

There is currently a large Russian presence on the Ukrainian border, which has heightened concern in the region. Locally, a Ukrainian church held a service to talk and pray for those involved. View…

Every year on February 2, the eyes of the world turn to a small Pennsylvania town on Groundhog Day, to see if the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will see his shadow and return to his burrow, signaling another six weeks of winter. .…

COLUMBUS — Reginald James Hoerig, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at Capri Gardens, Lewis Center, after a short illness.He was born on August 3, 1934 in Warren, where he spent most of his life. Reginald attended Ohio University, before…

New York, NY, January 28, 2022 / 4:24 p.m. On Friday, NYPD officer Jason Rivera, 22, was remembered as a dedicated police officer whose life was cut short in the line of duty. "He lived his dream, although for too little time," the father…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews swayed at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as Minnesota Swahili worshipers… MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews swayed at Holy Trinity on a recent…

Jerome Lawrence "Jerry" KnittleJerome Lawrence "Jerry" Knittle died on January 21, 2022 at the age of 97. Born November 16, 1924 in Grand Rapids, MI to Lawrence Knittle and Louise Busch Knittle, Jerry was raised in Washington, D.C. and was…

"I stopped talking to him for fear of being misunderstood," says Father Flynn, accused by a nun of having an inappropriate relationship with an altar boy in John Patrick Shanley's slow-burning room, who is set in a Catholic boys' school in…

Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington Street, hosts worship on Sundays at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Chat rooms…

By Kamran Chaudhry (UCA News) — Pakistani police have charged four people with blasphemy for ransacking a Catholic church in a village in Punjab province. Two police officers were deployed for the night shift at St. Camille's Church in…

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Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory's January 23 Mass and the blessing of the new altar at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Waldorf, Maryland, marked a milestone in the parish's four-decade history and helped the…

PARMA, Ohio — Just seven years after the Civil War, 11 farm families — out of less than 250 families who lived in the 36 square miles of Parma Township — wanted a place of worship with a pastor and a school.The result was the Holy Family…

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ROME - Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, Ukraine, a major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, knows his people are afraid. "People are overwhelmed with great fear, and that's normal in the face of…

Several businesses, trade groups and social organizations on Monday announced the formation of a coalition opposing the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota as supporters of the measure signal new momentum on the issue ahead…

A $7.2 million renovation has turned a former Catholic school in Detroit's Banglatown neighborhood into housing. City officials and developers marked the opening of Transfiguration Place apartments on Monday, where the 19 units are for…

MADRID (AP) — The body representing Spain's Catholic bishops has acknowledged that nearly 1,000 real estate properties across the country are registered as Church possessions despite no proof of ownership or clear ownership of others.The…

Expressing concern for Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed January 26 a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.“I follow with concern the rise of tensions which threaten to deal a new…

From the funeral cadence of the Knights of Columbus who led the procession through Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, to the candles lit in memory of unborn babies killed by abortion in Southern California over the past year, Mass of…

Standing in the family hardware store on Main Street in Carrick-on-Suir, Fiona Hearn recalls how Father Richard Geoghegan gave his son First Communion 15 years ago.…

Beijing's local government on Sunday ordered more Covid-19 tests as the Chinese capital continued to report new cases, less than two weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics.Nine locally transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms were…

Father Anthony Mugavero delivers the homily during the January 22 Mass for Life at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester. (Photo via courier by Jeff Witherow)ROCHESTER – After returning home from the March for Life in Washington, D.C.,…

LOS ANGELES — An Eritrean priest serving Catholics in his native country who lives in Southern California has been appointed by Pope Francis to lead an apostolic visit across North America to assess the pastoral needs of the religious…

Striking staff at a primary school in Preston have said they would be prepared to suspend their long-running picket lines - if only their bosses agreed to talk to them about the issue that prompted them to walk out. National Education Union!-->…

In the 1990s, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston planned to sell property off Line Street on the Charleston…

CHICAGO (CNS) - Hallow, the world's #1 Catholic prayer and meditation app, has launched a Spanish version of its app, Hallow Español, with a wide range of content exclusively for Hispanic Catholics. The app, available in all…

Catholic faithful in Laos joined clergy and religious to celebrate the dedication of a new church to the first layman of the ethnic Hmong community who was martyred for his faith six decades ago.The church was dedicated to Blessed Paul…

A Southern California woman claimed on Thursday that a Mater Dei high school track and football coach sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions in the 1980s when she was a student at the prestigious Catholic school. In a lawsuit filed In…

Helen Marie Austin, 89, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at her home in West Branch, Michigan, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 19, 1933 in West Branch to John and Beatrice (Little) Beck. Helen was determined to be…

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A few blocks from the chic shops of Chelsea is a large Catholic church that owes its origins to one of the first post-Reformation Catholic chapels in the country. The chapel was not on the same site as the church, but a few streets!-->…

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo The Catholic Diocese of Umuahia has officially unveiled its new institution, Madonna College of Health Technology (MACOHTECH), Olokoro, Umuahia, set up to train health technicians. The!-->!-->…

Texas hero Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker fought back tears to lead a prayer service Monday night, just two days after he saved worshipers from a hostage situation at his synagogue by throwing a chair at a terrorist…

Residents looking for a hearty home-cooked meal were able to satisfy their cravings on Sunday at a…

HARTFORD, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Joseph Francis Steh, 74, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 in Warren, Ohio. He was born on February 18, 1947 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the son of Matilda Elizabeth (Palko) and Joseph Paul Steh.…

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington will hold its annual Mass celebrating the life and legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 5 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church,…

A knock at midnight is the title of a sermon Martin Luther King Jr. preached in 1967 on Jesus' parable of a man knocking on his neighbor's door at midnight asking for bread to serve guests in their home (Luke 11:1-13). The parable offers…

WOONSOCKET — Parishioners received the official word at church Sunday morning: All Saints Roman Catholic Church will be closing at 323 Rathbun St., and the congregation will merge with St. Joseph's Church, 1200 chemin Mendon, before…

Danae King is a faith, values ​​and immigration reporter at The Dispatch.Danae King: Why I became a journalistFrom a very young age, I have loved good stories. I read everything that came to hand. Eventually, my love of reading morphed…

Urquhart-Murphy Funeral HomePertuso, Barbara (Quatro)96, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Romeo and Maria (Russillo) Quatro and daughter-in-law of the late Margaret (Seneca)…

ORANGE - Even as he faced a grim diagnosis of cancer, Chip's Family restaurant owner George Chatzopoulos would spend time in the sanctuary of St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church praying for others, rather than himself, the Reverend Peter…

Marie Patricia StaffordPonte Vedra, Florida - Mary Patricia Stafford died on December 29, 2021 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Mary was born to her beloved parents, the late Joseph and Grace Stafford, on March 29, 1940 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.…

Spoiler alert for all Ray Dono fans who haven't watched "Ray Donovan: The Movie" yet: This story reveals major plot points. Does Ray Donovan really dead? In the final moments of "Ray Donovan: The Movie," which premiered on Show time Friday…

A Catholic church in Poland wants a court to determine whether the victim of a priest's alleged sexual abuse - who was a 12-year-old boy when it started - was gay and therefore took 'enjoyment in the intimate relationship ". The lawsuit…

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ROME — During the Second Vatican Council, German-speaking theologians and prelates were so influential that a history of the council was titled “The Rhine Flows into the Tiber.” Now that Germany's controversial "synodal way" is gaining…

LAST year marked the centenary of the first of the unofficial Mechelen conversations between English Anglicans and French and Belgian Roman Catholics. They were led by veteran Anglo-Catholic Lord Halifax and the heroic Cardinal…

HYANNIS - The Catholic Bishop of Fall River has censored a priest in Hyannis for his sermons and comments against the COVID-19 vaccine.In a letter read from the pulpit on December 5 by Reverend Michael Fitzpatrick of St. Francis Xavier…

When it comes to supporting the Kansas City Chiefs, one Prairie Village church is religious about it. The team is always on the prayer list and often mentioned on the church sign up front. But this week's post has…

The latest statistics from the Roman Catholic Church show that the rate of baptisms is decreasing and that the number of departures from the Church is increasing. Until now, this effect had been mitigated by the immigration of…

Dorothy M. Shendock, 97, former resident of Hughes Street, Swoyersville, came into eternal life on Sunday morning, January 9, 2022, at the Allied Services Meade Street residence, Wilkes-Barre, where she had resided for four years.Her…

TATALOVICH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC.Patrick L. ManciniAliquippa - Patrick L. Mancini, 90, of Aliquippa, Pa., Moved from this life to his heavenly home on January 9, 2022. Pat was born in West Aliquippa to immigrant parents,…

COVINGTON, Georgia. - Newton County motorists using Salem Road and commuters to Atlanta on I-20 could face major construction projects around the middle of next year.Construction on both segments of a Salem Road (Georgia Hwy. 162) widening…

Velma Irene Schabilion was born on August 23, 1920 in Columbus City, Iowa, to Harold Merton and Viola Merle (Smith) Schabilion. After graduating from Columbus Junction High School in 1937, she attended the American Institute of Commerce in…

HUBBARD Richard Casey, 89, known as Casey to all who knew and loved him, passed away on Sunday afternoon, Jan.9, 2022 peacefully in his home watching the Cleveland Browns. He was born January 10, 1932 in Youngstown, Ohio, the…

Could France not only have its first female president this year, but its first practicing Catholic head of state? from Charles de Gaulle , who left the Élysée in 1969? The ascent of the…

WINONA, Texas (KETK) - Just a year after the tragic shooting, members of the Starrville Methodist Church congregation gathered to remember the day their late pastor was killed. “It was like slow motion. You…

WASHINGTON, DC - A Catholic organization and cardinal urged fellow church members, people of various faiths and people of goodwill to weigh the consequences of the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol and to fight for…

Posted: January 9, 2022 / 05:38 AM EST / Update: January 9, 2022 / 05:38 AM EST VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the splendor of the Sistine!-->…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. - The Greater Fairmont Council of Churches celebrates 76e year of their basketball league. Children playing in the Greater Fairmont Council of Churches basketball league (Image WBOY) Every Saturday and…

Colonial Vander May Wayne Funeral HomeEleanor A. (née Hudak) IrmièreEleanor A. (née Hudak) Irmière was welcomed into the arms of Our Mother Mary on Thursday, January 6, 2022. She was 89…

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A longtime educator with experience overseeing high school athletic programs will take the helm of Mater Dei High School amid an ongoing controversy over an alleged hazing scandal involving its legendary football program.Michael Brennan…

Applications are accepted for the Miss Hibernia 2022 pageant and scholarships of $ 3,000 will be awarded to…

Places of worship in the region welcome 2022, as well as snowbirds that winter in and around villages,…

Thomas Anthony Castaneda, Sr., 78, of Brighton joined the Heavenly Ranks on January 3. He was born in Denver on February 13, 1943. He moved to Brighton with his parents Frank and Pauline Castaneda in 1956, where he was raised. on a farm…

The Fishtown site, where St. Laurentius Roman Catholic Church has stood for 140 years, will soon be transformed into an apartment complex following the demolition of the historic monument. Philadelphia Licensing and Inspection Department…

Twenty-seven columns later, it's time for another retrospective of the year we just left. When I wrote the flashback to last year, it mostly focused on a single column that I wrote in February 2020, on a still unnamed…

It is high time for us to resolve a thing or two about the capital C, CHURCH in America! As my Sunday School teacher would say, "Sin is serious business" and I would add that repentance is required of all believers,…

Mission - Susan Kay Cummings Mahoney passed away on December 30, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. Susan Mahoney was the daughter of Mack and Mary Ann Cummings of Rio Grande City. She was married to Henry Patrick "Dan" Mahoney…

HUBBARD, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Richard A. DeSantis, 91, passed away Wednesday morning December 29, 2021 at Caprice Healthcare. He was born on June 14, 1930 in Youngstown, son of William A. and Minnie Marie Carano DeSantis.…

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said the priests who resisted the restrictions had caused "injury and disorientation."The cardinal at the head of the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Union has applied for COVID-19…

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) - More than 50 people prayed for peace and demanded justice as they gathered in a Baytown park to honor the life of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found there last week with gunshot wounds.SEE MORE: 15-year-old…

2021 has seen the deaths of some of the most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era. Among the deceased moral and educational giants of the Catholic Church was Sister Mary Greta Jupiter, 73. The…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The last living relative of one of four black girls killed in the 1963 Alabama church bombing died on Sunday. She was 93 years old. Maxine McNair's family announced her death in a press release. A cause of death was…

Retired Presbyterian Catechist, Amos N Akakpo Retired Presbyterian Church catechist for the Ramseyer, Baakokrom congregation in Koforidua, catechist Amos N Akakpo urged Christians to avoid participating in “pray for…

ROSARIO, Argentina - Across Latin America, 2022 began with Catholic bishops taking both the initiative in calling for peace, dignified work opportunities and intergenerational dialogue, but also under the external blows ranging from…

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Highway 1 in northern San Luis Obispo County will reopen Friday at 5 p.m., subject to 24-hour traffic control, according to a press release from the California Department of Transportation. The causeway - which reopens between…