
Pope Francis has named Bishop Charles C. Thompson of Evansville, Ind., to head the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Bishop Thompson is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/the Message) Archbishop-designate Thompson, 56, a native of Louisville, was vicar general of…
Read MoreIn Portugal the 13th of June is a great feast, the feast of St. Anthony of Lisbon, known to most Catholics as St. Anthony of Padua. This Franciscan miracle-worker was born in Lisbon and had entered religious life as a…
Read MoreBy Simcha Fisher Simcha Fisher is the author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning and blogs daily at simchafisher.com “We usually keep this one locked,” the friendly usher explained as he opened the little door. He smiled brightly and…
Read Moreby Melanie Miller HOME A week after Christmas, after months of preparation, my two youngest children received their First Holy Communion. I had always assumed that while welcome at mass, this particular avenue of grace would always be closed…
Read MoreOn May 13, 1917, Lucia dos Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto were, respectively, ten, nine, and seven years old. As we have said, the three children lived in Aljustrel, a hamlet of the township of Fatima. After three apparitions of…
Read MoreThe Archdiocesan Marian Committee, in collaboration with the Worship Office and the Office of Multicultural Ministry, invite you to join Archbishop Kurtz and the priests and deacons of the Archdiocese of Louisville for a celebration of the 100th anniversary…
Read MoreThe Heart of the Message of Fatima by Virginia M. Kimball Pray, fast, confess, receive the Eucharist, and be devoted to the Immaculate Heart One hundred years ago, in 1917, three years into World War I, the world was in…
Read More