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Comments at listening sessions showed need for racism pastoral
It is disturbing enough that racism has persisted within American society for centuries, but many of the tales told at the Catholic listening sessions across the country involved racism within the church.
Pope offers prayers for victims of wildfires; death toll climbs
At the Vatican Nov. 18, Pope Francis said, "A special prayer goes to those affected by the fires that are plaguing California. ... May the Lord welcome the deceased in his peace, comfort their families and support those who are involved in relief efforts.
Immigration eclipsed, but not forgotten at bishops’ meeting
A small button that said "defend migrants" pinned on the jacket of El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz of Texas was one of the few reminders of a topic that dominated much of the 2017 fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, but one hardly mentioned just a year later.
Once ‘spiritual, not religious,’ a millennial finds freedom in Catholicism
To some of his young contemporaries, Tyler Blanski's conversion may look like an abandonment of authenticity for a life of bland conformity. Now a Catholic for four years, he has found the opposite to be true.
Catholic Extension gives emergency funding to help migrants at border
Catholic Extension has given $25,000 in emergency funding to a facility in the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, and is urging donors around the country to provide aid to meet the needs of migrants being released from detention daily.
In Facebook Live event, U.S. bishops field range of questions from public
The Nov. 13 live streaming video and audio was shared through the USCCB Facebook page, and Facebook users posed real-time questions.
Facing abuse crisis offers church a moment of purification, cardinal says
As in 2002, facing the abuse crisis offers a moment of purification for the U.S. Catholic Church, and the solution must involve transparency and accountability, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said.
Army of volunteers provides turkey, all the trimmings for those in need
For the past 34 years, the Edward Douglass White Knights of Columbus Council in Arlington has hosted Thanksgiving for folks in the community who might need a little help or a little company.
Summer’s Encuentro a ‘balm for the wounded,’ says archbishop
Latinos make up 52 percent of Catholics under 30 in the U.S. and the hope for the Encuentro, which means "encounter" in Spanish, was to develop leadership roles for many of them.
Missouri bishop calls for ‘resolute action’ in response to abuse crisis
"We must do much more than make new promises or rely only on more prayer and penance," Bishop W. Shawn McKnight said in a Nov. 8 statement.