Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service Rio de Janeiro — If Blessed John Paul II had an actor’s mastery of the dramatic gesture and Pope Benedict XVI engaged the faithful most effectively through his learned and lucid writing, Pope Francis showed the world on his first international trip that his forte as a communicator is…
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Local News, Together In Faith
Southwest Detroit parishes prioritize financial stability, begin merger planning
by Guest Writer •
Bill Blaul Special to The Michigan Catholic Detroit — One-half mile from each other in southwest Detroit, Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish and St. Stephen / Mary Mother of Our Church Parish have withstood decades of economic, demographic and social change. Founded respectively in 1915 and 1917, both parishes have taken a step forward in…
Nation/World, Youth & Young Adult
400,000 brave wind, rain for WYD opening Mass on Copacabana beach
by Mike Stechschulte •
Lise Alves Catholic News Service Rio de Janeiro — The mosaic of hundreds of national flags waving in the cold wind on Copacabana beach was symbolic, as pilgrims from all backgrounds, driven by a single faith, participated in the opening Mass for World Youth Day. “We come from different cultures, speak different languages, but we…
Nation/World
At Rio hospital, pope offers drug addicts an embrace and a challenge
by Mike Stechschulte •
Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service Rio de Janeiro — Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message of compassion and hope as well as a call to self-determination. At the Hospital of St. Francis of Assisi, which he called a “shrine of human…
Obituaries and Death Notices
Sr. Lorraine Marie Slomkowski, CSSF
by The Michigan Catholic •
Sr. Lorraine Marie Slomkowski, CSSF, a native of Saginaw, age 83, religious for 65 years, entered eternal life July 16 in St. Mary Hospital, Livonia. Born July 25, 1929, the first child of Sylvester and Clara (Wagner) Slomkowski, Lorraine was baptized Aug. 11, 1929, at Holy Rosary Church, Saginaw, where she attended grade school for…
Obituaries and Death Notices
Sr. Donna Kustusch, OP
by The Michigan Catholic •
Sr. Donna Kustusch, OP, formerly known as Sr. Francis Bernadette Kustusch, died July 21 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill. She was 75 and in the 56th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sr. Kustusch was born in Chicago to August and Helen (Gaynor) Kustusch. She graduated from Aquinas…
