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4 days ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Home»Home Page»‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome / / 0 By Daniel Payne CNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to “be faithful to the Mother.” The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano on Saturday afternoon. The sanctuary, located about an hour east of Rome, is run by the religious of the...
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4 days ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
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1 week ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
The Conclave as we know it today goes back to the Middle Ages, and was established to prevent a prolonged Vacant See (Sede Vacante) and outside interference. By Lisa Zengarini*The term “Conclave” comes from two Latin words: cum (with) and clavis (key). In Church terminology, it designates both the secluded place where the papal election is held, and the body of Cardinals convened there to elect the new Pope.
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1 week ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Un amigo mío comenzó a discernir el sacerdocio poco después de su Primera Comunión. Desde los ocho años soñaba con el día en que pudiera ser sacerdote y celebrar la Misa. Ese no era yo. No consideré la vocación al sacerdocio hasta el final de mi tercer año en la preparatoria. El párroco de mi parroquia me preguntó si alguna vez había pensado en ser sacerdote. ¿Mi respuesta? Un rotundo “no”. Sin embargo, después de ese momento, una chispa se encendió en mi mente y en mi corazón.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Home»National & World News»Carlo Acutis and the four popes / / 0 By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 27, 2025 / 08:00 am The unexpected death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, postponed the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who captivated a generation of young Catholics with his love of the Eucharist and passion for technology. Now, as the Church prepares for a conclave to elect a new pope, tens of thousands of young pilgrims who traveled to Rome...
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3 weeks ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, archbishop of Buenos Aires was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the Americas.
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3 weeks ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Home»Local News»Praying the Steps 2025 / / 0 Archbishop Robert G. Casey blesses the steps of Holy Cross – Immaculata Parish in Cincinnati, OH. This Holy Week tradition began in 1850. Tags:Archbishop Robert CaseyArchdioces of CincinnatiGood FridayHoly Cross-Immaculata ChurchMargaret Swensenpraying the stepsvideo Previous post...
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3 weeks ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Tyler Arnold |Greg Hartman
Home»Vocations»Initiative aims to boost Catholic priest vocations by shifting narrative on the priesthood / / 0 By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 16, 2025 / 07:00 am A new initiative is trying to shift the narrative on the Catholic priesthood by shining light on stories of heroic virtue, courage, and selfless acts from modern-day priests and bishops in an effort to strengthen the appeal of the vocation. The Philadelphia-based nonprofit International Institute for Culture (IIC)...
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1 month ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Home»Features»Before the Miter / / 1 Before the Miter Archbishop Casey’s Siblings Reflect on His Calling by Colin Rahill Just a week before the Mass of Installation of the Most Reverend Robert G. Casey as Archbishop of Cincinnati, I had the opportunity to interview some of the people who know him best—three of his siblings. His oldest brother, Mike; his sister, Pat (a Franciscan sister); and his brother and childhood roommate, Rich, shared memories of growing up with “Bob,” as they still...
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1 month ago | 
thecatholictelegraph.com | Greg Hartman
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2025 / 18:32 pmNearly 20% of adults in the United States — approximately 50 million people — call themselves Catholic, but the American Catholic population is diverse in its beliefs, its adherence to Church teaching, and its religious practices as well as its social and political views. Much of this data was revealed in the 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study conducted by Pew Research Center, which was published earlier this year.
