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Multi-language, multi-choir Mass set for this Saturday
All are welcome to attend the annual Cultural Heritage Mass, which highlights the rich history and cultural diversity of the Catholic community here, on Saturday, March 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
Economics, care for creation topic of lecture at St. Charles Seminary
Professor March Hirschfeld will speak Monday evening, March 19 on the tension of economic growth serving as a remedy for poverty while also putting pressure on the environment.
Catholic leaders criticize Duterte’s withdrawal of Philippines from ICC
Philippine Catholics, including a Manila bishop, blasted President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to quit the International Criminal Court, which is probing his war on drugs and alleged extrajudicial killings.
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.
U.S. Maryknoller works to help young Catholic Africans make voices heard
"I am, in a way, responding to Pope Francis' appeal to assist young people in the Catholic faith to realize their spiritual meaning and more" through using online communications, said Father Joseph G. Healey.
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.
Human trafficking called ‘one of darkest, most revolting realities’ today
Mely Lenario quietly described her harrowing journey from ambitious, naive rural girl trafficked to hopeless, drug-fueled urban prostitute, through slow rehabilitation to a new life as an outreach worker.
Kenyan bishops see ‘hand of God’ in government opponents’ gesture
Kenyan Catholic bishops have welcomed the truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose election dispute had threatened to trigger widespread chaos in the East African nation.
A monk in Mongolia: The historic journey of Benedict of Poland
Benedict of Poland accompanied a papal diplomat to Mongolia in 1245. Benedict's accounts of his journey give insight into the diplomatic protocols of the Holy See at the time, showing great openness to and respect for other cultures.
Bishops urge federal protections for supporters of traditional marriage
The chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees March 14 called the First Amendment Defense Act "a modest and important measure" because it protects those who believe marriage is "the union of one man and one woman."