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Change in Church leadership can bring spiritual lift, fresh outlook September 7, 2011 - PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—When Nancy Frankowski walks to church, she is confronted with scaffolding covering much of her beloved Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul so that workers can refresh the exterior of Philadelphia’s 147-year-old Catholic structure.... [read more]
9/11 anniversary prompts reflection September 7, 2011 - RYE, N.Y. (CNS)—As Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer of the New York City Fire Department sees it, the 9/11 terrorist attacks were a global trauma and the 10th anniversary of the attacks provides a transformative opportunity for the world community to pause and think about the tragedy’s spiritual dimension and its aftermath... [read more]
Thousands respond to vocational calls at Neocatechumenal Way meeting in Madrid September 7, 2011 - MADRID—The music of guitars, drums and tambourines filled the air, flag-waving youths in colorful T-shirts danced, and everywhere banners and signs depicted Christ... [read more]
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New Roman Missal includes 17 additions to Proper of Saints WASHINGTON (CNS)—Along with the more noticeable changes taking place in the third edition of the Roman Missal come more subtle ones, like the addition of 17 saints on the U.S. calendar. The Proper of Saints is part of the missal that identifies the calendar of saints’ days and lists prayers for each day. It is approved by the Vatican, but the bishops of each country can modify it to better serve their people. Some of the new names have been on the U.S. calendar before, but are only now appearing in the edition for the universal Church. At the local level, priests may choose not to observe all of the new remembrance days in their parish. Whether a priest chooses to celebrate certain memorials or not usually depends on the needs of the parish, because the life of each saint offers a unique opportunity for teaching specific lessons and highlighting certain virtues. Joining the Proper of Saints are canonized men and women from all walks of life, such as St. Rita of Cascia, a wife, mother, widow and nun who conformed herself to the crucified Christ, and St. Lawrence (Lorenzo) Ruiz, a father and husband who spread the Gospel through the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan with his companions. Other saints added include St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a virgin and martyr born Edith Stein, who converted to Catholicism from Judaism, entered the Carmelite order and died in Auschwitz in 1942, and St. Apollinaris, the bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who was martyred in the second century. |
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