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Charlottesville’s Catholic students ready to heal wounds, chaplain says
After the weekend of mayhem in Charlottesville, Virginia, the town's college Catholic community was wondering -- like many others around the nation -- what to do.
Bishop DiLorenzo dies; headed Diocese of Richmond since 2004
UPDATED - Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond died at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond late Aug. 17 from heart and kidney failure. He was 75.
Diocese’s new rural life ministry will assist those who ’till and tend’
"Through his pastoral visits to our parishes, particularly in the western counties, Bishop (James F.) Checchio has seen the need to address and strengthen the faith and the physical needs of our brothers and sisters who have a vocation to the care of God's creation through farming."
Chicago cardinal thanks Texas parish for ‘welcoming the stranger’
Sister Norma Pimentel approached Sacred Heart Church in McAllen about using its parish hall for a few months to create a waystation for asylum seekers to get a shower, fresh clothes, and supplies for infants and children.
Migrant youth mark milestone as uncertain future looms in September
The Aug. 15 rally had a celebratory feel as hundreds turned out to mark the date in which five years ago many of the young migrants gathered near the White House applied for an opportunity at a different life.
Eclipse a way to appreciate creation, Vatican astronomer tells audience
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, urged an audience at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 20 that celestial events such a total solar eclipse are a wonder of God’s creation meant to be enjoyed.
U.S. Catholic parishes, schools happy to be in path of solar eclipse
How long viewers will see the moon obscuring the sun depends on their location. Since the event is drawing thousands to places where they can get a better view, some Catholic institutions hope the visitors will stay awhile.
Report: Icelanders with Down syndrome ‘disappearing’
With only one or two people born with Down's each year in the country, on average, Iceland exemplifies what pro-lifers say is the tragic reality of an abortion-driven society where certain people are "eradicated."
Just-war tests not met in North Korea situation, ethicists say
Catholic thinkers explain that a "preventive war" cannot be considered just under church teaching. "Bellicose rantings by North Korea don't constitute just cause for the use of force," said one expert. "A nuclear war would be morally reprehensible."
Pa. town just a memory, but thriving parish now a pilgrimage site
The abandoned town of Centralia succumbed to a mine fire, but at its edge on a hillside sits a Ukraininan Catholic church "with a true sense of holiness." A major Marian celebration is set for Aug. 27 at the church.