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Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a long one, he decided to spend the days that might be left to him ministering to the forgotten and the hopeless on the streets of San Francisco.
Child’s wish to feed homeless leads to robust outreach, national award
It started with a child's concern for a homeless man she saw outside a grocery store. Emily Aguirre, a fifth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in McAllen, was 6 years old in 2015 when she insisted on taking action.
Monastery life allows God ‘to make us truly free,’ says Cistercian nun
In a Wisconsin monastery 22 nuns, ages 23 to 89, pray, study and work to bake altar breads in a daily, contemplative rhythm. The younger sisters reflect on their journey to religious life, and happiness.
Blind seminarian in Oregon ‘sees’ beyond external trappings
The seminarian said his blindness has helped him identify with a range of people "who are thought of as 'the other,'" and he hopes through his vocation to lift up those who've been dismissed.
Sen. Rubio calls for ‘common-good capitalism’ in CUA speech
Businesses have the right to make profits, but their quest for profit goes too far when they desert the workers and communities that made them profitable in the first place simply to make goods more cheaply in other countries.
Church urged to boost response to needs of clergy sexual abuse survivors
A Chilean survivor of clergy sexual abuse pleaded for Catholic Church leaders to follow the example of a Wyoming bishop who continues to seek justice and answers for other survivors.
Everyday Heroes: Teen who gave life to save classmates long known as hero
Kendrick Castillo's heroism -- both on the day he died as a STEM School Highlands Ranch high school senior and throughout his life -- is celebrated as part of the Knights of Columbus video series which tells the stories of ordinary Catholic men acting extraordinarily.
Catholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement
Six Catholic organizations have joined with other religious groups and denominational bodies in endorsing a wide-ranging platform calling for urgent attention to the nation's democratic principles with the national election one year away.
Veteran says ‘Little Flower’ kept him alive during months of bombing runs
The reason? Don Stoulil believes he had a layer of protection no German machine gun could penetrate -- a first-class relic of St. Therese of Lisieux.
USCCB leaders disinvite Bishop Bransfield from fall general assembly
The decision by the committee affects Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, retired bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, who left his position in September 2018 under a cloud of allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.