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Students share concerns on school safety, gun violence with N.J. bishop
Bishop Dennis Sullivan held an unprecedented and wide-ranging meeting of student leaders from the nine Catholic high schools in the Camden Diocese to hear their concerns after the shooting in Parkland, Fla.
Bishop says U.S. prelates united on immigration stance
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso said immigration involves the most vulnerable in society, and Christians who are not on the side of the vulnerable "need to rethink" what they're doing.
Nebraska Knights join effort to help persecuted Christians in Iraq, Syria
From a town of just over 900 people, a Knights of Columbus council and its 162 members hope to have a big impact halfway around the world.
Sisters minister to intellectually disabled people, offer catechesis
A Special Adult Religious Formation Program, better known as SPAR, helps those with intellectual disabilities recognize the presence of God in their daily lives and prepare for the sacraments.
U.S. Catholics surveyed on perception of Christian persecution worldwide
Four in 10 U.S. Catholics say that half or more of religiously based attacks around the world are directed at Christians and believe Christian persecution is "extremely severe" in North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan.
Hispanic Catholics seen as the emerging ‘voice, conscience’ of church
Hispanic Catholics are being called "to be the ecclesial voice and conscience of the church in the U.S.," said Hosffman Ospino, a leading expert on the intersection of Catholicism and Latino culture.
Third federal judge rules on ending DACA; he says Trump acted legally
Judge Roger W. Titus said Trump's executive order to rescind the program "is clear as to its purpose and reasoning," but he also acknowledged Trump's "occasionally disparaging remarks" about immigration.
Knight Riders find calling in serving Jesus on Cleveland’s streets
In addition to hot meals, the crew loads their van with mostly donated pants, shirts, hoodies, underwear, shoes, boots, toilet paper, radio batteries, water, soda and canned goods
Week of March 8-14 honors Catholic women religious
The weeklong celebration is intended to honor the nation's 45,605 women religious and the sisters before them who founded schools and hospitals. These sisters were, and continue to be, missionaries, contemplatives, activists and spiritual leaders.
Families praise cardinal’s plan to expand parish outreach to them
Those who attended the Mass where Cardinal Wuerl issued a new pastoral plan for parishes to implement "Amoris Laetitia" said they welcomed the cardinal's initiative to expand and strengthen outreach to married couples and families.