Catholic Church
Bishop advocates for rosary, speaks on strength of Nigerian church
By Mia Brounstein Editor-in-Chief A bishop said devotion to Mary has been central to the growth of the Nigerian church during his talk on Sept. 15 in the Gentile Gallery. Nigerian Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, who presides over a diocese in northeast Nigeria, began his talk by describing the political situation his country is facing. […]
College students respond to Vatican’s cancellation of USCCB vote on bishop accountability
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST The news from Monday, Nov. 12, that the Vatican had effectively canceled the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ efforts to vote on bishop accountability reform shocked Catholics across the country, leaving many of them frustrated and concerned. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, announced the Vatican’s request to not […]
Array of panelists discuss sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER On Sept. 3 in the Gentile Gallery, Franciscan University of Steubenville began its annual Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium with a panel discussion on the Catholic Church and sexual abuse. According to Robert Siemens, director of the Franciscan University Office of Evangelization, this first installment of the symposium was to be […]
Professor defends life and vaccines in lecture series
JACOB WATSON WEB EDITOR On Nov. 10 in an overflowing Gentile Gallery, a concerned yet alert audience was captivated by a lecture concerning the use of fetal tissue in research and vaccines. Kyle McKenna, who holds a doctorate in biology from the University of Maryland, spoke on the need to defend life by stopping abortions […]
Speaker enlightens audience on indulgences
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER Indulgences might seem like a confusing issue of the past, but guest speaker Mary Moorman showed just how powerful and relevant they still are to the Church in a lecture on Oct. 27 in the Gentile Gallery. At the latest installment of the Friday Academic Lecture Series, Moorman gave a presentation […]
Extraordinary Form attracts with beauty, tradition
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Ten years after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI released his Apostolic Letter “Summorum Pontificum,” the Extraordinary Form of the Mass is growing in popularity across the country, including at Franciscan University of Steubenville. In his 2007 letter, Benedict gave all Latin Rite priests permission to celebrate the Mass in accordance with […]
AUSTRIA ADVENTURES: Discovering the universality of the church through Mass
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT We are now over halfway through our semester in Gaming, and time is flying faster than I ever thought possible. It is amazing how accustomed I have become to this lifestyle, four days of classes followed by three days of traveling to some of the most exceptional places in all of […]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Russia joins in Syrian war, priest in Poland challenges church on homosexuality, hospital in Afghanistan hit by US-NATO airstrikes
BY SAMANTHA PANGRAZIO STAFF WRITER Russia joins war in Syria In its first military engagement outside its borders since the end of the Cold War, Russia began implementing air strikes in Syria last week. Russia claims its aircrafts have hit ISIS command centers and military vehicles, but military intelligence in the West suggested only one […]