After recently being diagnosed with breast cancer, Sherry Antonetti writes about the reality of redemptive suffering and how it can be a means of evangelization. She writes: “Suffering may allow me to beat it, or it may not. While the outcome is
The Diocese of Youngstown announced May 26 that Bishop George V. Murry has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis for reasons of ill health. Diagnosed with a form of acute leukemia, in April 2018, Bishop Murry underwent intensive chemotherapy at the Cleveland
In his latest column, Monsignor Owen Campion tells the story of the Daughters of Charity, who staffed a hospital in New Orleans for patients diagnosed with Hansen’s disease — or leprosy, as it’s commonly known — after nobody else was willing to
Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said. Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, released a brief statement March 3 in response to reporters' questions, including about an
Much is unknown about the new coronavirus, COVID-19, that has killed more than 3,000 people in multiple countries around the globe. Dioceses and archdioceses where the disease is widespread, such as Milan in northern Italy, have cancelled Masses and other Church-related events.
Amid concerns over the current outbreak of the coronavirus, several U.S. Catholic colleges and universities have canceled their international programs in Italy this semester or are closely monitoring the situation and prepared to cut programs short if necessary. Italy's Civil Protection Authority
While school systems around the country are discussing what to do in response to the coronavirus, St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, had to put its plans into immediate action when a member of the school community tested "presumptive positive" for
As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed
Continuing his recovery from a mild cold, Pope Francis said that he would be unable to attend his annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials. "Unfortunately, my cold forces me to not participate," the pope told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square March
Pope Francis did not attend a traditional penitential service with priests of the Diocese of Rome due to a mild cold, the Vatican said. In a statement February 27, Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, said that due to "a