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Catholic agency helping Flint residents with water crisis
Following the discovery of lead in the Michigan city's drinking water, relief organizations including the Lansing Diocese's Catholic Charities have been working day and night to provide safe water to the community.
Helping those on the margins implicit in Catholic faith, says bishop
Sometimes addressing human needs means having the ability to recognize the unique suffering of women. Other times, it means being patient when someone is putting little green soldiers on the altar.
After backlash, Archbishop Nienstedt to leave Michigan parish
Following complaints, Archbishop John Nienstedt is leaving a temporary position with a parish in Michigan. The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis resigned after charges the church did not protect children.
March for Life marks 43rd anniversary of Roe decision legalizing abortion
Catholic admonitions about inclusion mixed with strong political language before the March of Life got underway Jan. 22 in Washington.
Cardinal Dolan: Newborn in manger a positive sign of a culture of life
And it wasn't the Christ child. Instead, it was a newborn infant left by his mother in the crib of a manger scene at a parish in the New York City borough of Queens.
Bishop Zubik calls for pro-lifers to ‘connect the dots’ on life issues
From the unborn to the born, to the elderly, to those "suffering from human trafficking" and those "exploited by pornography" and the unemployed, all life is holy, Pittsburgh's bishop said at the vigil Mass for Life.
Year after year, Capitol Hill church reliable way station for pro-lifers
Despite the impending blizzard Jan. 22, O'Connor said the volunteers expected to greet busloads from Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Alabama, and from as far away as North Dakota, as well as parishioners from the Washington area who arrive at the nearby Metro station and walk over.
Archbishop says list of accused clergy sign of transparency on abuse issue
The 77 clergymen and religious named on the Seattle Archdiocese's website have allegations that are either admitted, established or determined to be credible, between 1923 and 2008.
Death row jubilee: Sister Prejean joins event for pilgrimage workers
The author of "Dead Man Walking" and a campaigner against the death penalty had a special experience Jan. 21 during the Vatican's Year of Mercy "Jubilee for Those Engaged in Pilgrimage Work." She was invited to Pope Francis' early morning Mass and had a chance to speak to him briefly afterward.
Texas diocese, city announce details of papal-related event at Sun Bowl
El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser announced plans for a local event that will be held Feb. 17 in conjunction with Pope Francis' visit to El Paso's sister city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.