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Theology of tears: For pope, weeping helps one see Jesus

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has been sharing a theology of tears: tears of compassion, compunction and consolation. Although Pope Francis does not mask his emotions in public, he rarely is seen to cry. One obvious exception was in Albania in September 2014 when he came face ...

Pope Francis celebrates jubilee of tears for all who weep

?Jesus, too, knows what it means to weep.? VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday presided at an evening prayer vigil in

Theology on Tap / West to meet on May 11

Jacob Bearer, a fourth-year theologian at the Diocese of Cleveland's St. Mary Seminary, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at the Beachcliff Tavern to the next gathering of Theology on Tap / West about the Blessed Virgin Mary. Theology on Tap / West is a monthly west-side Cleveland gathering of young adults in their 20s and 30s who come ...

Mary, the Mother of God

As the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary has a unique position among the saints, indeed, among all creatures. She is exalted, yet still one of us. Redeemed by reason of the merits of her Son and united to Him by a close and indissoluble tie, she is endowed with the high office and dignity of being the Mother of the Son of God, by which account she is ...

Women in salvation history represented in panels added to front doors of Akron church

Visitation of Mary Parish in Akron recently added new panels to the three front-door entrances of their church.

The Pope Video - Respect for Women - May 2016

The following is an English translation of the words of Pope Francis from a recently published Youtube video.

Visiting bishop from Tanzania to celebrate Mass in Swahili at Cleveland parish on May 7

The Most Reverend Joseph Mlola, bishop, Diocese of Kigoma, Tanzania, will celebrate Mass in Swahili at St. Adalbert/Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (OLBS) Parish at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. Father Gary Chmura, pastor, St. Adalbert/OLBS Parish, invited the visiting bishop to celebrate Mass at his East Side Cleveland parish while he visits Cleve...