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DCCW women are called to bring hope, lift burdens

OGDEN — "We, as Catholic women, are called to respond in an effort to achieve something positive and meaningful to ease suffering, lifts burdens, and bring hope to women and their families everywhere," said Maggie Gray, National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) immediate past president, at the 78th Annual Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Convention April 22-23, at the Ogden Marriott Hotel. This year’s theme was "Women united…making a difference personally, locally, and globally." >>>

'Easter is the springtime of our faith'

SALT LAKE CITY — The Cathedral of the Madeleine, like every other Catholic Church in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, was filled with one Easter observance after the other April 15 and 16. >>>

Holy Cross Sister Margo Cain 'taught us how to welcome eternal life with joy'

PARK CITY — Holy Cross Sister Margo Cain, coordinator of ministries at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Park City, died peacefully April 12 at 11:23 p.m. in her convent with Holy Cross Sister Mary Ann Pajakowski at her side. >>>

Robert Kirby talks about the benefits of humor

SALT LAKE CITY — "It is hard to think about being on enemy territory," said Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist Robert Kirby to the men and women attending the Salt Lake Deanery Laetare Luncheon March 19, at St. Ann Church, Salt Lake City.

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Salt Lake man participates in the 2006 Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY — "It was exciting to be a part of the Torino Olympics," said Dennis Brunatti, a member of St. Ann Parish.

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The Tomb from which Jesus Arose

JERUSALEM — Of the many holy sites in the Holy Land open to pilgrims from around the world, only six are considered authentic, meaning they can be authenticated through archaeology. According to Israeli Catholic Tour Guide Amer Shehadeh, those six sites include the 1) Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in which are the places of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and resurrection; 2) the site of his nativity, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem; 3) the place where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, the dramatic Church of Pater Noster; 4) the Garden of Gesthemane, the site of Jesus’ agony; 5) the place where Jesus spent most of his time, the house of St. Peter; 6) and the site of the angel Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary that she would be the mother of the Messiah. >>>

Annual Chrism Mass celebrates vocations, blesses oils

SALT LAKE CITY — The annual diocesan Chrism Mass, celebrated this year by Retired Bishop Richard Hanifen of Colorado Springs, recognizes the ongoing vocations of service of the priesthood, the sisters and brothers in religious life, and the laity, and in the blessing of the oils to be used throughout the next year, assures that the sacramental needs of the diocese will be fulfilled. >>>

Utahns join protest of punitive immigration reform

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Unity rally gives voice to human rights for all

SALT LAKE CITY — For Catholic activists, the predominant issues of the two-day rallies and marches are not so much immigration rights or rights for Hispanics, they are issues of human rights – the rights all people deserve because all people are made in the image and likeness of God. >>>