Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Pope heads to Mongolia for four-day visit (Vatican News)

Pope Francis left Rome late Thursday afternoon to begin a four-day visit to Mongolia. The Pontiff is scheduled to land in Ulanbator, Mongolia, on Friday morning, local time. He will spend Friday resting, to recover from the long flight, and begin his schedule of public appearances on Saturday, September 2. That schedule includes meetings with […]

Pope visits Mongolia ‘like Jesus who walks on the periphery’

Pope Francis’s Apostolic Visit to Mongolia, where less than 2 percent of the population is Christian, highlights his closeness to every single member of the flock, especially the weakest. A missionary priest on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar talks about the joys and challenges of evangelization in a country in which pastors really smell of the […]

Fire devastates historic Oregon Catholic church: Sanctuary is lost

The fire that devastated St. Joseph’s sanctuary was primarily concentrated in the roof. / Photo courtesy of Abigail Dollins/Statesman Journal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 14:17 pm (CNA). A large fire devastated St. Joseph Catholic Church, a historic parish in Salem, Oregon, early Thursday morning, leading pastor Father Jeff Meeuwsen to conclude that […]