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Student-run business literally ties ideas together
Riley Benner, a sophomore at the Jesuit-run College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., started the tie company when he was a junior at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, N.Y., and employed refugee workers from the Rochester area.
Tax bill passes amid concerns about future effects on poor
Republican lawmakers joined President Donald Trump in cheering passage of the most significant overhaul of the federal tax system in three decades. But a key member of the U.S. bishops' conference called on the president and Congress to fix "unacceptable problems" in the law.
Popularity of Gregorian chant has flourished in recent years
St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia,, is unique in that the ancient sounds of Gregorian chant are deeply woven into its fabric, interlaced in every Mass, every choir and the education of the students in the parish school.
Effort to repeal Johnson Amendment dropped from tax reform bill
A regulation that bars nonprofits and houses of worship from making political endorsements remains on the books after it was dropped from the Republican tax reform bill.
Catholic leaders offer prayers for all affected by train derailment
At least three people were killed and dozens injured after the train derailed Dec. 18 while traveling on the first day of a new route outside Tacoma, careening off a bridge and onto a highway below.
For ‘Dreamers,’ U.S. is the only home they know
In response to Pope Francis' call for Catholics to "Share the Journey" of their lives with one another, the following stories relate the experiences and hopes of young Catholic immigrants who worship at St. Dominic Church in Springfield, Kentucky.
Knights give aid to churches still rebuilding, repairing after hurricanes
The Knights of Columbus announced it is committing $1.4 million to repair or help rebuild churches destroyed or badly damaged by the hurricanes that hit Texas, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Dreamer wants Congress to save DACA so she can minister at her parish
Mirna Lozano's future in Springfield is uncertain. The 19-year-old native of Mexico was brought to the United States without proper documentation when she was 4 years old. The U.S. is the only home she knows.
Gregorian chant, rooted in early church, elevates Catholic liturgy
Chant was standard in the Mass up to the 1950s but fell out of favor after the Second Vatican Council, when the Mass was adapted to the dominant language of each country. See the first in a series on chant, and don't miss our video.
Oral arguments heard in states’ suits on religious exemption to mandate
UPDATED - The U.S. District Court in Philadelphia heard oral arguments in a suit that aims to take away the exemption granted in October to the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious employers allowing them to refuse to cover contraceptives for their employees on moral grounds.