Read more about the article Vocations Office hosts first St. Andrew Dinner at CPC 
The Diocese of Nashville Office of Vocations hosted its first St. Andrew Dinner for boys in grades five through 12 at the Catholic Pastoral Center on Thursday, May 12. The 56 boys who attended were invited to consider the possibility of a call to the priesthood. Jerilyn Rost, left, assistant director of the office of vocations, checks in Philip Hopper and Ezra Hanning, right, both from St. Lawrence Church in Joelton.

Vocations Office hosts first St. Andrew Dinner at CPC 

The Diocese of Nashville Office of Vocations hosted its first St. Andrew Dinner for boys in grades five through 12 at the Catholic Pastoral Center on Thursday, May 12. The…

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Read more about the article Synodality means communion, not ‘populism,’ pope says 
In an Aug. 13, 2021, video message to a virtual conference of religious men and women from Latin America and the Caribbean, Pope Francis urged them to offer a joyful witness to the people they serve. (CNS screenshot/Vatican Media)

Synodality means communion, not ‘populism,’ pope says 

‘When someone is a know-it-all, the gift cannot be received’

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Read more about the article Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31 
The statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace is seen at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome in this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will close the Marian month of May by reciting the rosary for peace May 31 in front of the statue. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)

Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31 

The statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace is seen at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome in this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will close…

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Read more about the article U.S. cardinal urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse 
Boston Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, addresses the general assembly of the Italian bishops in a video message released May 25, 2022. Cardinal O'Malley encouraged the bishops "to undertake a constructive process of review, of reform and of reconciliation" in view of calls for a national study on clerical sexual abuse. (CNS photo/courtesy Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)

U.S. cardinal urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse 

‘There is a sea of suffering that we are called to face up to’

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Read more about the article Syria’s economy so bad many people don’t have one meal a day, nun says 
Young men carry bread as they walk along a street in Jaramana, Syria, Jan. 25, 2022. The war is over but "the situation in Syria is becoming worse and worse" due to the country's economic crisis, said a nun based there. (CNS photo/Yamam al Shaar, Reuters)

Syria’s economy so bad many people don’t have one meal a day, nun says 

‘They feel that one day light will come from this darkness’

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