Arriving in the early evening at Fatima Hospital, Father Richard Narciso -- his anxiety level already raised due to the circumstances -- listened intently as Gloria, the nurse assigned to guide him, detailed the procedures ...
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about appreciation for priests. She writes, “We need the sacraments. And we need holy men who will give their lives for them. Show them. Thank ...
Stories of Catholic priests' "creativity, sacrifice and compassionate service" during this time of the coronavirus have inspired an effort led by the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha to recognize and celebrate "these spiritual fathers" ...
Priests across the country have volunteered to serve on special ministerial teams offering the anointing of the sick to COVID-19 patients. In a special report from Our Sunday Visitor, several priests share stories from the ...
The coronavirus pandemic has upended Catholic life everywhere, prompting the bishops from coast to coast to suspend public Masses, forcing the faithful to go potentially weeks or months without the Eucharist. That sad reality has ...
Unable to invite Rome's priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis thanked all priests for their service and called those who died ministering to the sick and health care workers part ...
The editorial board for Our Sunday Visitor writes that for our priests, the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic can be even more acute. Not only are they literally separated from their flocks, they are now ...
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, praised Pope Francis for his Aug. 4 letter to priests in which the pontiff expressed "gratitude to all those priests who faithfully and generously spend their lives ...
Laity and clergy must help each other in their common mission
I can’t speak to whether or not letters to the editor were included in the first issue of Our Sunday Visitor when it rolled off of Father John Francis Noll’s printing press back in 1912, ...
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