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South Carolina artist honors memories of Holocaust victims with drawings
Mary Burkett has created a collection of portraits of children killed in the Holocaust that she calls "Beloved: Children of the Holocaust."
Parish helps the unemployed and abused deal with struggles
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in New York last week offered a series of prayer experiences on topics such as the dignity of work and finding healing after abuse, then culminated with confessions for 24 hours.
Children’s well-being sacrificed to adults’ sexual whims, new book says
Law professor Helen Alvare says the U.S. government once made guarding the well-being of children a top priority but now has abandoned their interests in favor of the sexual wishes of their parents.
Miami Archdiocese offers prayers after bridge collapse
Authorities in Florida's Miami-Dade area said at least six people have died but the number could rise as they search through the rubble of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed March 15 near Florida International University.
Shortage of low-income affordable housing reaches crisis stage
The situation in New Orleans is typical of cities across the country. Low- and moderate-income people struggle to find a place that they can afford, is safe and is in good condition.
‘Hidden jewel’ St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana now a national landmark
Last fall, the grounds of the college and of the Sisters of Providence were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the St. Mary-of-the-Woods National Historic District.
Official at Miami Catholic university resigns over gun control controversy
Rather than step down from her position as a board member of gun maker Smith & Wesson's parent company, Anita Britt quit as chief financial officer at Miami's St. Thomas University.
U.S. Catholic school students prayed, marched in National School Walkout
Catholic school students across the country prayed with their school communities for school shooting victims or joined marches protesting gun violence March 14 during the National School Walkout.
DOD program, Catholic health system team up to provide care to uninsured
For one week in May, uninsured and underinsured residents in a large portion of Southeast Georgia and its surrounding areas will have the opportunity to receive free health, dental, vision and veterinary care.
Cathedral abuzz as renovation begins with hive removal; bees get new home
Renovations at the rectory for the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle caused quite the buzz in downtown Jackson during the second week of March.