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Cardinal Egan, retired archbishop of New York, dies at age 82
By Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who retired as archbishop of New York in 2009, died March 5. The cause of death was cardiac […]
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Four national Catholic publications call for ending the death penalty
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial. America, National Catholic […]
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TCN: March 8, 2015
Click here to subscribe to the weekly podcast in iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/todays-catholic-news/id327573267 This week’s issue covers the Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates held […]
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Hundreds honor memory of Father Hesburgh
By Chaz Muth NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) — Ryan Leahy of Chicago walked up to an employee on the snow-covered campus of the University of Notre Dame March 3 and […]
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Ignoring, abandoning the elderly is a sin, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seeing the elderly only as a burden “is ugly. It’s a sin,” Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. “We must reawaken […]
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Rites celebrate journey to the Church
By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates have been celebrated in the cathedrals of the Diocese of […]
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Rest in peace, Father Ted
Higher education leader, diplomat, touched lives of many NOTRE DAME (CNS) — Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who led the University of Notre Dame through a period of dramatic […]
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Building a life of discipleship
New Confirmation curriculum to be implemented By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — The unveiling of a new diocesan seventh- and eighth-grade religious education curriculum and new Confirmation program was showcased […]
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The Gift of the Ten Commandments
On the approaching Third Sunday of Lent, we will hear the Exodus account of the Ten Commandments revealed by God to Moses. The Ten Commandments are called the “Decalogue,” meaning […]
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Restorative Justice: Face-to-face with the effects of crime
By Madeleine Richey FORT WAYNE — “What kind of monster — what kind of human being … would walk into a parking lot, shoot a woman in the face, rob […]
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St. Joseph Communion Closet offers garments
By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — As northeast Indiana anticipates spring, preparation for the reception of first Communion is being made in Catholic elementary schools and parishes across the area. […]
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Preparing for first Communion …
It takes parish and family to prepare young people for Reconciliation, first Communion By Tim Johnson First Reconciliation and first Communion can easily be described as a rite of passage for […]