For all the attention Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" has gained, little has been made of the connection among Catholic tradition, the natural world and science that the document addresses.
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Christians concerned with Israeli restrictions for Holy Week, Easter
Israeli restrictions on reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Holy Week and Easter are part of the current Israeli government's policy of making Jerusalem an exclusively Jewish city, said Yusef Daher, secretary-general of...
Vatican to undertake ecological initiatives during Easter season
During Holy Week and in the Easter season, the Vatican will take part in several initiatives highlighting the importance of ecology and the care for creation.
Iowa institute to research treatments, cures for rare genetic diseases
With that in mind, the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City is launching a new rare genetic disease program to find treatments and cures for a variety of rare diseases.
Column: I was fit, for a bit, to be tied
by Father Mark Goldasich Honestly, I thought I’d entered “The Twilight Zone.” I could almost hear Rod Serling in the background saying, “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as...
Happiness is a warm blanket say Christ the King kindergartners and the ‘Peanuts’ gang
by Moira Cullings moira.cullings@theleaven.org Kansas City, Kan. — The kindergarten class of Christ the King School here had something special to contribute to the parish’s all-school Mass on March 9. Not only were they...
Holy Destinations: St. Vincent de Paul in Onaga
video by Todd Habiger photos by Lori Wood Habiger
24 hours for the Lord
By Todd Habiger todd.habiger@theleaven.org Eight institutions in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas kept their doors open to the faithful for 24 hours straight recently in answer to Pope Francis’ call to all Catholics to...
Mater Dei’s Irish Fest keeps parade-goers downtown
by Carolyn Kaberline TOPEKA — The day may have been cloudy and cool, but that didn’t stop the celebration. In fact, the sounds and sights of Irish Fest were everywhere March 12 — from the Mater Dei School drumline’s rendition of...
Students enjoy ‘priceless’ peek at religious life
by Moira Cullings moira.cullings@theleaven.org Kansas City, Kan. — On Feb. 11, high schoolers from around the archdiocese embarked on a four-day journey, visiting places most people never see in a lifetime. No, the visits weren’t...