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Seminarians in Mexico
Msgr. Scott Friend, diocesan vocations director, visits Martin Amaro of Lonoke (left) and Jorge Ayala of Springdale (third from left) at Monterrey Seminary in Mexico Jan. 8 following a liturgy where they were invested with their cassocks. (News photo)
Healthy kids
Fourth graders at St. Vincent de Paul School in Rogers run during their recess as part of their unit on health. (News photo)
Expert: Police can’t stop protests in Egypt
ROME (CNS) — Police and military officials will not be able to stop demonstrators in Egypt or other countries of North Africa, said the former rector of Rome’s Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies.
Obituaries
Jeanne Mary Smith, 88, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Pocahontas, died Dec. 6.
Campus ministry growing at University of Arkansas parish
FAYETTEVILLE — St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish once again has a full-time pastor.
Is seeing believing? How the Church approves Marian apparitions
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the bishop of Green Bay, Wis., recently recognized a series of Marian apparitions from 1859, it marked the first time apparitions in the United States received official approval.
U.S. bishops’ priorities for Congress: Dignity, justice, peace
WASHINGTON — At a “time of difficult economic and policy choices,” the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered the new Congress an outline of the bishops’ priorities for the coming legislative year.
The Roman Catholic Church includes those from both east and west
Did you know that the Orthodox churches and the Eastern Catholic churches are not the same? (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
The short life of Christina Green bookended by tragedy
The youth choir Christina Green belonged to performs just once a month, on the second Sunday at the 9 o’clock Mass. And sure enough, the day after the 9-year-old was killed in Tucson, Ariz., the youngest victim of the shooting targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, St. Odilia’s youth choir sang. (Columns)
Working for peace and justice in Egypt, beyond
Working and praying for peace in the Middle East is as important as ever. The region is not known for being stable, politically, culturally or religiously. (Editorial)
