Parish rectory becomes family-friendly as deacon and family move in
Catholic News Service
12/12/2006, by Mike Latona
CORNING, N.Y. (CNS) – It's a safe bet that in the long history of the rectory at St. Mary Church in Corning, no previous occupants felt compelled to install a swing set.
A large set now occupies the front lawn. Visitors should expect to be greeted at the front door by at least a couple of ...
U.S. archdiocese, Dominican Republic parish mark 25-year partnership
Catholic News Service
11/20/2006, by Sam Lucero
SABANA YEGUA, Dominican Republic (CNS) – Twenty-five years ago, two priests from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Fathers Richard Broach and Tom Demse, arrived in the Dominican Republic to begin a partnership between the archdiocese and La Sagrada Familia Parish in the Diocese of San Juan de la ...
Pope asks young people to be messengers of peace
Catholic News Service
11/13/2006, by Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI asked a group of young people from different religious traditions to be messengers and witnesses of peace, tolerance and dialogue.
Speaking Nov. 8 during his weekly general audience, the pope offered special greetings to 90 young people from 29 countries at ...
Philadelphia Catholic schools are 'beacons' in troubled neighborhoods
Catholic News Service
11/7/2006, by Christie L. Chicoine
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CNS) – The parish schoolhouse door is staying open after the regular school day in five troubled Philadelphia neighborhoods, affording children there a haven from drug pushers and street violence.
In September Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia and Mayor John F. Street ...
'Why are they so brutal to us?'
The Southern Cross
11/6/2006, by Carmen Alarcón
STILLMORE, Ga. (The Southern Cross) - The Catholic Latino community in Stillmore, Georgia, has been affected as never before. Some men have been taken away, their families torn apart and the women and children, unprotected and scared, have been left behind, abandoned. The full enforcement of the ...
God's wonder, diverse community greet Catholic priest in Antarctica
Catholic News Service
11/1/2006, by Nancy Frazier O'Brien
WASHINGTON (CNS) – As Father John Harrison prepared to make his fifth trip to the South Pole in late October, he couldn't help but think about his earlier visits. "When you fly into the South Pole, you realize that nearly all you're looking at no human being has ever set foot on," the New Zealand ...
‘Fruitful’ relief effort joins U.S., Mexican farmers to harvest higher prices, less reason to immigrate
Catholic Relief Services
10/24/2006, by Robyn Fieser
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Catholic Relief Services) – This August ended a nearly decade-long drought in Chihuahua, Mexico. The rain was greeted with celebration by the families who for generations have farmed the land that lines this cool, hilly region. Among those dancing and singing Mexican ballads were ...
Harmonica-playing Detroit priest finds following - at 87
Catholic News Service
10/19/2006, by Robert Delaney
DETROIT (CNS) -- When 87-year-old Father William McGoldrick played his harmonica at a Detroit restaurant Sept. 25, it was to a full house, a typical crowd for his fundraising appearances for various Catholic charities.
"They're always booked up about 10 days in advance," said Cheri ...
Priest band goes rock-rock-rocking on heaven's door
Catholic News Service
10/13/2006, by Tammy Dodderidge
MISSION, Kan. (CNS) -- If that pulsing beat and those screaming guitars are driving you crazy at night, think twice before calling the cops on those rock-star wannabes jammin' out down the street. You might just find your pastor singing lead.
That's right. Four priests of the Archdiocese of ...
105-year-old priest credits God’s presence for his positive outlook
Catholic News Service
10/10/2006, by Sue Schulzetenberg
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (CNS) – With a twinkle in his eyes, a spring in his gestures and a cheerful, calming smile, Benedictine Father Angelo Zankl shines with his sunny perspective on life. "It is a great, great thing!" said the monk of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville about his long life in an ...
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