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We believe our lives are journeys in Faith; where sometimes the road is straight, but at times the road is twisting and bumpy. No matter where you are in your journey, we want to help you in your continued spiritual growth as a Catholic Christian, to this end, we offer you this website of our Parish.
We hope that you will find this webite helpful. It lists all of the ministries of our Parish. Whether you are seeking guidance, education, or fellowship, I am confident we have a ministry for you. If you are looking to get more involved in the Parish, I hope that the Lord's calling to you can be fulfilled by one of these ministries. Either way, we hope that at least you can see the ways that your Parish is living out Jesus' call to spread the Good News.
- Vatican cardinal calls for tax on financial transactions - View More
As EU leaders prepare to meet for the first time this year, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has called for the adoption of a financial transaction tax (FTT) ...
- Defend Tradition in ecumenical work, Pope says - View More
Pope Benedict XVI underlined the urgent need to address "a profound crisis of faith," and drew a distinction between true and false ecumenism, in a January 27 address to members of the ...
- Bishops rip HHS mandate; Bishop Zubik: 'to hell with you' - View More
Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh, Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, and Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, Virginia are among the bishops urging ...
- Bishop blasts secularist intolerance, calls for 'assertive action' to defend Church - View More
Noting that "American Catholics have in recent decades become remarkably passive even in the face of relentless hostility from the media, the entertainment industry, and now from some ...
- Nigeria: Christians flee Boko Haram threat; archbishop wants government action - View More
With thousands of Christians leaving their homes in northern Nigeria to escape threatened violence, the Archbishop of Abuja has called upon the government to initiate talks with the Boko ...
- Philadelphia archdiocese ordered: prepare for trial in sex-abuse case - View More
Although the Philadelphia archdiocese is not a defendant in the sex-abuse case, a Pennsylvania judge has ordered the archdiocese to prepare for a trial in March.
The case against Msgr. ...
- Ethnic violence flares in South Sudan - View More
Caritas Internationalis, the Church's confederation of relief and development agencies, is warning that thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the wake of violence between two ...
- Pakistan: missionary priest detained - View More
Bishop Andrew Francis of Multan, a city of 2.6 million in east-central Pakistan, is calling upon authorities to release Father Christi Silva, a Sri Lankan missionary priest who has ...
- Sri Lanka's bishops oppose bid to legalize abortion - View More
The Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka have announced that they are "categorically" opposed to a bid to legalize abortion.
The country's government has proposed making abortion legal in ...
- Vatican 'corruption' story reveals much about new nuncio in US - View More
An awkward dispute over the allegations of corruption and cronyism in Vatican business dealings have revealed several things about the new apostolic nuncio in Washington, observes John ...
- More progress toward Vatican-Israel accord - View More
"Substantive progress" was reported in the latest round of negotiations between the Holy See and Israel toward the development of a long-overdue diplomatic accord.
The latest talks, ...
- African famine kills 100-200 children a day - View More
Famine claims the lives of 100-200 children every day in the Horn of Africa, the Fides news service reports.
Humanitarian agencies estimate that at least 35,000 children under the age ...
- Trial date set for Bishop Finn - View More
Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph will go on trial on September 24 on charges of failing to report suspected child sexual abuse committed by Father Shawn ...
- Vatican message for World Leprosy Day - View More
Leprosy has not yet been eradicated, the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care has pointed out, and more work is needed to wipe out the disease.
In a message for the 59th ...
- Obama rule likely to be overturned by court, says legal scholar - View More
Ed Whelan of the Ethics & Public Policy Center offers a quick legal analysis of the Obama administration's contraceptive mandate, and explains why he believes it will be challenged ...
- Preserve memories of the Holocaust, says Vatican spokesman - View More
"We can not and must not forget" the horror of the Holocaust, Father Federico Lombardi said in a Vatican Radio editorial on January 27.
In his editorial, timed for the 67th anniversary ...
- New church attacks in northern Nigeria; thousands of Christians flee - View More
Bombs exploded at two churches, including a Catholic parish, in Bauchi State in northern Nigeria on January 22. The Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram is suspected of conducting ...
- Vatican responds to corruption charges - View More
The Vatican has responded angrily to an Italian television report about alleged corruption inside the Vatican, charging that the broadcast used "questionable journalistic methods" and ...
- Mexico: police, military desecrate prison chapel - View More
Joined by other diocesan leaders, Bishop José Raúl Vera López of Saltillo, a northeastern Mexican city of 725,000, has expressed his outrage at the desecration of a chapel during a raid on ...
- Archbishop Dolan 'terribly let down' by Obama's HHS decision - View More
Four days after criticizing the Obama administration's contraceptive-coverage mandate as an unprecedented attack on religious liberty, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York discussed how he ...
- Church unity will come 'in God's time, not ours,' Pope says - View More
At an ecumenical service closing the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Benedict XVI called for both patience and perseverance in ecumenical work.
Presiding at a Vespers ...
- Leader of US ordinariate discusses challenges - View More
In an interview with Catholic News Service, Father Jeffrey Steenson discussed the challenges he faces as the leader of the recently established Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. ...
- Accused priest's lawyer charges Philadelphia archdiocese making him a scapegoat - View More
The lawyer for a Philadelphia priest facing criminal charges in connection with sex-abuse complaints has charged that the Philadelphia archdiocese is using his client as a scapegoat for ...
- Bishop compares public schools to Nazi, fascist education systems - View More
Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg has attracted criticism from the Anti-Defamation League and others for comparing the monolithic nature of the public education system to the education ...
- Prayer is central to priest's effectiveness, Pope says - View More
At a January 26 meeting with students and faculty from three regional Italian seminaries, Pope Benedict XVI underlined the central importance of prayer in the life of a parish ...
- Vatican ratifies international treaties on crime, terrorism - View More
The Holy See has formally ratified three international accords aimed against organized crime, drug trafficking, and the financing of terrorism.
In a January 26 announcement from Rome, ...
- Austrian bishops consult with Vatican on priests' rebellion - View More
Austrian Catholic Church leaders were in Rome this week, for talks with Vatican officials about the "Call to Disobedience" promoted by dissident priests.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn ...
- Peruvian bishops' conference chooses non-confrontational leadership - View More
Peru's Catholic bishops have chosen Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro Garcia-Calderon of Ayacucho as president of their episcopal conference. The vote was a setback for Cardinal Juan Luis ...
- Spanish government will revive restrictions on abortion - View More
Spain's newly installed government, under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, plans to replace some legal restrictions on abortion.
Justice minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon argues that Spain's ...
- New Jersey governor wants statewide referendum on same-sex marriage - View More
New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie has vowed to veto any legislation calling for legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Rather than attempting to press legislators for a change in ...
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