As if the warm words he’s getting from the Vatican newspaper weren’t enough, President Obama now has a prominent cardinal and former papal theologian in his corner. John Allen has details: In the run-up to President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated July 10 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, an influential cardinal and Vatican adviser has praised Obama’s…

A deacon sent this along, from a Presbyterian elder who works with him in ministry at an assisted living facility. “It’s from the ‘Church Wellness Report,’,” he wrote, “and I really think it ought to be read by every priest and deacon in our church as well. There is a lot of wisdom here.” I…

Two weeks ago, they ordained what the local paper has dubbed a “bumper crop” of deacons in Pensacola-Tallahassee. From Florida Catholic: God blessed the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee abundantly with a bumper crop of new permanent deacons June 20 when Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, ordained 17 men during Mass at St. Paul Parish. Coming from…

This is a busy travel weekend, but people passing through many airports across the country can find a quiet corner to stop and reflect and pray. (No, I’m not talking about Cinnabon or Hudson News.) Meet the priest who ministers to the flying flock at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport: In a small room above the crowds…

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