Katie Yoder

1 day ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Katie Yoder

(OSV News) -- Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, needed to make a difficult decision, so he turned to one of his favorite saints for help: St. Thérèse of Lisieux. "I prayed to Thérèse to intercede for me so that I could see what the Lord's will was in this -- and I prayed for a sign," he told OSV News about the 19th-century French Carmelite nun (1873-1897) who promised to spend her heaven doing good on earth.

4 days ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Katie Yoder

3. “The presence of a mother within the family is so important for the stability and growth of this fundamental cell of society, that it should be recognized, commended and supported in every possible way.”— Pope Benedict XVI, in an address during his apostolic journey to Cameroon and Angola, March 22, 20094. “(M)otherhood is woman’s vocation: It was yesterday, it is today, it will be always; it is her eternal vocation. There come to my mind the words of a song of my country.

4 days ago | acidigital.com | Katie Yoder

11 de mai de 2025 às 00:01 No Dia das Mães, os católicos reconhecem as mães em suas vidas, assim como a Nossa Senhora, Mãe de Deus. Para celebrar tudo o que as mães fazem, seguem abaixo 12 citações de santos e outras figuras da Igreja sobre a beleza e o significado da maternidade: Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, a São Juan Diego: “Não te perturbes nem te deixes abater pela tristeza. Não temas nenhuma doença, aflição, ansiedade ou dor. Não estou aqui, sendo tua Mãe?

1 week ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Katie Yoder

Lev spoke with Our Sunday Visitor about the meaning behind selecting a new pope in front of “The Last Judgment,” which was painted by Italian artist Michelangelo on the wall behind the chapel’s altar between 1536 and 1541. The fresco, which centers around the figure of Christ, depicts the moment before the verdict of God’s final judgment of all humanity, according to the Vatican Museums.  Michelangelo created it, Lev said, during a critical moment for the Church.

1 week ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Katie Yoder

(OSV News) -- Wyatt Olivas still remembers when he met Pope Francis while serving as the youngest delegate at the Synod on Synodality at 19 years old. "I remember waiting in line shaking and just very nervous," he told OSV News about their meeting at the Vatican in 2023. "Then as soon as we locked eyes ...