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Summer program designed to integrate ‘Laudato Si” across church life
Creighton University and the Catholic Climate Covenant are collaborating on the first of three biennial conferences to inspire parish and school leaders to more fully integrate Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment into church life.
Irish nun receives Women of Courage Award for work in South Sudan
Spreading the Gospel in a place where hate or love are doled out based on tribal membership is a hard task but, since 2008, Sister Orla Treacy of the Irish Loreto Sisters has risen to the occasion.
Education for refugee girls still low, needs to improve, report says
A new report released before International Women's Day stresses the urgency of making sure refugee girls and young women receive an education. Girls are only half as likely to be in enrolled in secondary school as boys.
Bishop urges Congress to pass protections for Dreamers, TPS holders
Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee March 6, the bishop said such measures were necessary to uphold the dignity of immigrants, whom he described as "children of God."
Lockwood made ‘singular contribution’ to Catholic publishing
The former president of Our Sunday Visitor, longtime columnist for OSV Newsweekly and former director of communications for the Pittsburgh Diocese, died March 4 at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind., after suffering from a variety of illnesses. He was 69.
U.S. Jewish groups react to Vatican decision to release Pius XII archives
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of Ohev Sholom, also referred to as The National Synagogue, praised the decision in a phone interview with CNS, relating that the "honesty" of the Vatican's move would strengthen the dialogue between Jews and Catholics.
N.Y. sisters’ concern leads bank to end private prison financing
The Sisters of St. Joseph started writing letters in 2017, and the effort resulted in JPMorgan Chase announcing it would cease financing two leading private prison corporations amid questions of human rights abuses.
Bible Marathon aims to help ‘reignite’ love for God’s word, says priest
For the third year, the Bible will be read publicly from cover to cover without pause in a Louisiana Catholic church by 300 lectors from 121 parishes, along with faith leaders of other denominations.
Don’t dread Lent, but make the best of its 40 days
Learning to welcome this season of repentance can help us to become "living parables of Jesus" who are charged to "connect the Gospel with life as we know it."
Palms to ashes: A few things to know about Ash Wednesday
Rich in history and tradition, the first day of Lent invites the faithful to turn from sin and recommit themselves to God through prayer, fasting and abstinence. Fun fact: Lent actually spans 46 days.