Dallas Catholics, faith-based agencies pitch in to help migrant teens
March 23, 2021
DALLAS (CNS) — As federal officials announced that a downtown Dallas facility had been chosen to house up to 3,000 migrant teenagers starting the week… Read More
Mpact Offers Opportunities for Teens to Serve Community
March 22, 2021
By Mark Udry Annie Vaughn, 11, from San Juan Del Rio parish in Fruit Cove, fills a plastic bag with toiletries to distribute to the… Read More
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Asian and Pacific Island Affairs on Discrimination Against the Asian Community
March 22, 2021
Following deadly shootings at three businesses in the greater Atlanta area this past week and the dialogue that has been ignited about other reported incidents… Read More
Catholic leaders speak out against violence targeting Asian Americans
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the days following the March 16 shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including six Asian American women, protests and… Read More
U.S. cardinal sends needed gift to nuns in Havana: A host-making machine
March 22, 2021
In February 2020, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan embarked on a trip to Cuba at the invitation of the island-nation’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, causing… Read More
Conflict keeps people from farming, drives some to brink of famine
March 22, 2021
Conflict is driving four countries — Yemen, South Sudan, Burkina Faso and northeastern Nigeria — into famine, the World Food Program warned. While the land… Read More
Lack of clean water puts billions at risk during pandemic, Vatican says
March 22, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More investment and action are needed to ensure people have access to clean and safe water for drinking and sanitation, said… Read More
Pope denounces Mafia’s exploitation of pandemic
March 22, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis condemned the way the Mafia is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic by taking advantage of those in dire economic circumstances. Read More
Bishop, Religious, Students and Teachers Celebrate Solemnity of St. Joseph
March 19, 2021
Bishop gives the homily at Mass. (photo by St. Augustine Catholic/Woody Huband) This year, the Solemnity of St. Joseph was made even more special… Read More
Josephite order elated by year dedicated to St. Joseph proclaimed by pope
March 19, 2021
BALTIMORE (CNS) — For the 50-plus years Father Donald Fest has been a Josephite, he has watched his Baltimore-based religious community unsuccessfully petition the Vatican… Read More