Month: March 2021
How to obtain a plenary indulgence during Holy Week
March 31, 2021
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A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary and all the saints to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.
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Eric Talley funeral: Catholic father of seven ‘died a hero’
March 30, 2021
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A funeral Mass was held Monday in Denver for Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who was killed while responding to last week’s mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, CO.
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Venice marks 1,600th anniversary of founding with Mass in St. Mark’s Basilica
March 29, 2021
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Venice traces its founding back to 1,600 years ago when the cornerstone of its first Catholic church was laid on the feast of the Annunciation.
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Pope Francis to Vatican tribunal: be guided by ‘founding principles of ecclesial life’
March 28, 2021
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Pope Francis said on Saturday that the Vatican’s quest for transparency should be inspired by “the founding principles of ecclesial life” and conform to international standards.
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An ambassador to the Vatican is visiting Rome’s most ancient churches this Lent
March 28, 2021
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Britain’s ambassador to the Vatican is visiting 40 of Rome’s most ancient churches this year, retracing the pilgrimage routes Catholics have walked for centuries as part of the Roman Station Church liturgical tradition.
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New Staten Ireland Ferry to be named for Dorothy Day, Catholic activist who loved the poor
March 26, 2021
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One of the newest Staten Island ferry boats in New York harbor will be named for the Catholic journalist, radical social activist, and possible saint, Dorothy Day.
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Inspiring us with his faith, vision, leadership, and attention to detail for 65 years of ministry
I have known and been privileged to work alongside of Bishop Yanta for over 64 years and have appreciated his spirituality, charisma, leadership skills, executive skills, memory and attention to detail. I first met John W. Yanta in 1957 when he was assistant pastor at St. Ann’s Church in San Antonio and very actively involved in the Catholic Youth Organization sports program, which he quickly transformed into an evangelization/sports program. My entire family came to know him as Father John.
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Consecrated life in action
As Catholic Sisters Week was celebrated in mid-March, dedicated to the presence and commitment of religious life in the archdiocese, a youth movement was begun at the parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus, which aims to provide young people with spaces for dialogue, spending time together, and reflecting for their human and Christian formation to be comprehensive.
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Ground broken for new gym at St. John Paul II Catholic High School
Ground was broken for the long-anticipated new gymnasium for St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Schertz on March 16.
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Pastoral letter an invitation to contemplate the Lord on the Cross, to allow ourselves to be encoun
Mexican American Catholic College students and faculty met with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, in Our Lady’s Chapel at Assumption Seminary March 16 for Mass and to hear the archbishop convey his thoughts and feeling on the contents of his recent pastoral letter, Transformed by Hope, Let Us Rebuild Our Tomorrow!
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