Update on condition of 75-year-old protestor Martin Gugino (NBC New York) The 75-year-old New York protester who fractured his skull when he hit his head on the pavement after being shoved by police in Buffalo earlier this month is still in a hospital rehab and won’t be discharged this week, his attorney said Tuesday. Martin Gugino’s lawyer, Kelly Zarcone, said she had visited her client earlier in the day and that he is continuing his recovery, having good days and bad. It’s not clear if he can walk yet; last week she said he was unable to do so…
Archbishop Paglia: healthcare systems must be rethought, reformed (Vatican News) The Pontifical Academy for Life, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and representatives of the Latin American Bishops’ Conferences host an online meeting to call upon societies to reform their healthcare systems in the wake of the pandemic…
Investigation finds charges of sex abuse against chaplain ‘not credible’ (The Daily Princetonian) Former University Chaplain Father Gabriel Zeis, who resigned in September 2019 amid a sexual abuse allegation dating back to 1975, was cleared of the charge on June 16 by an independent investigation, which found the allegation “not credible,” the Diocese of Trenton has announced. According to a Sept. 11 email sent to student members of the Aquinas Institute, the University’s on-campus Catholic ministry, Zeis denied the allegation at the time but resigned immediately, both from his position as the ministry’s director and chaplain and as Diosecan Vicar for Catholic Education in the Diocese of Trenton…
Father White’s battle with Diocese of Richmond continues (WFXR) For months now, Father Mark White has been in a fight with the Diocese of Richmond over the Bishop’s attempts to re-assign him as a prison chaplain, a direct result of Father White continuing to maintain his viral blog…
Pastors: Black Catholic spirituality is a force in fight against racism (CNS) Two Black Catholic pastors in Philadelphia say their parishes are drawing strength from the Eucharist, prayer and a rich spiritual heritage in the fight against racism. “St. Katharine Drexel used to say, ‘We go in to go out,'” said Father Stephen Thorne, pastor of St. Martin de Porres in North Philadelphia. “What she meant was that (our time with) the Blessed Sacrament gives us the energy to go forth and do justice…”
When a father becomes a priest, like his son (CNA) Edmond Ilg, 62, has been a father since the birth of his son in 1986. But on June 21, he became a “father” in a whole new sense: Edmond was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. It was Father’s Day. And making the day more special, it was Edmond’s son — Fr. Philip — who vested his father at ordination…
Pope adds ‘Comfort of Migrants’ to Marian titles (Crux) Pope Francis has given the Virgin Mary three new titles, the Vatican announced Saturday, which will be added to the Catholic Church’s traditional “Litany of Mary,” including one that reflects a signature preoccupation of this pope. The new titles are “Mother of Mercy,” “Mother of Hope,” and “Comfort of Migrants…”
