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Sandwiches for homeless changing lives of recipients, parishioners alike
Every other Sunday, parishioners of Holy Name Catholic Church gather after the 11 a.m. Mass and fill bags with a sandwich, chips and water. After the bags are prepared, the group walks around the neighborhood near the church and gives the food to homeless people.
African-born clergy, religious ministering in U.S. gather in New Orleans
The growing numbers of African-born clergy and religious ministering in the United States are at the vanguard of an important moment in both the U.S. and worldwide Catholic Church, said Jesuit Father Allan Deck.
Health care laws must begin and end with human person, bishop says
Bishop Frank J. Dewane's July 28 statement, the day Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a "skinny" repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act, pointed out that the "task of reforming the health care system still remains."
Ex-priest leaves prison after serving his sentence for child sex abuse
Former priest Paul R. Shanley, now 86, was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison in 2005 after a jury found him guilty on two counts of raping a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child.
Detroit parishioners, priests recall impact of civil unrest on church
The riot/rebellion of July 23-28, 1967, reverberates through Detroit today. Shattered windows and broken storefronts turned into shattered souls and broken hopes, as a city tore itself apart from racial and social divides that still haven't been fully healed today.
Detroit parish plants 44 crosses to remember lives lost in 1967 riot
On July 23, Christ the King Parish and others in northwest Detroit commemorated the 50th anniversary of the 1967 riot -- some in the community call it the 1967 rebellion.
Catholic says ‘exuberant’ charismatic movement brought her back to church
In 1967, a group of students and professors at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh were on a retreat when they felt engulfed by the fire of the Holy Spirit. Their experience ignited the renewal, which has touched the lives of Catholics around the world.
Catholic group asks U.S. government to drop appeal in HHS mandate case
The Catholic Benefits Association has filed a motion with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver over a three-year-old appeal by three Cabinet departments in a case involving the "HHS mandate" that says all employers must provide contraceptive coverage.
New Raleigh cathedral blessed before 2,000 faithful
The Diocese of Raleigh began July 26 with the smallest Catholic cathedral in the U.S. After Bishop Michael Burbidge dedicated the new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, the diocese became home to one of the largest in the country.
After repeal fails, ‘task remains’ to reform health care, says bishop
The nation's system under the Affordable Care Act "is not financially sustainable" and "lacks full Hyde protections and conscience rights," said Bishop Frank J. Dewane, chairman of a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committee.