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‘Worker centers’ show a new way for immigrants to score wins
Speakers from two such centers discussed their worker and community organizing experiences Feb. 5 during the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington at a forum called "Protecting Workers and Immigrants in the 21st Century: New Models for Worker Justice."
Church helps people in Colombia move from ‘vengeance’ to reconciliation
In the complex peace process now underway in Colombia after 52 years of violent conflict, the Catholic Church works on many levels to replace a culture of violence with one of encounter.
Even with stellar credentials, his hobbies may serve him best
Superintendent of Elementary Education Dr. Andrew McLaughlin has numerous degrees and years of experience. But he will rely on the patience of fly fishing and the attention to detail of woodworking as he leads Catholic grade schools.
Gospel choirs from tri-state area unite for concert
The Feb. 11 performance, hosted by Rutgers University, is an artistic collaboration between three area dioceses.
Letter in case of Chilean bishop raises new questions
Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of Bishop Barros' mentor, Father Fernando Karadima, gave the AP a copy of an eight-page letter he wrote in 2015 to Pope Francis, graphically describing the abuse he suffered and saying that then-Father Barros was in the room watching when some of the incidents occurred.
Retreat for young women hosted by IHM sisters
Young women ages 18-35 are invited to a discernment retreat Feb. 16-18 which focuses on the IHM charism and the importance of listening to God's call and discovering the ways God speaks to us.
Lecture explores liturgy and racism in the U.S. Catholic Church
In an American Catholic Historical Society lecture, sociologist Tia Noelle Pratt of St. Joseph's University will explore how the Mass and systemic racism have shaped African-American Catholic identity.
School closures, new details emerge for Eagles’ first-ever Super Bowl parade
A parade whose size may be dwarfed only by the tsunami of emotions flowing from it will take place in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 8. See the latest details, including Catholic school closures, for the parade.
Indigenous leader pleads with Catholics to help in plight of the earth
Adelson da Silva, who goes by the name Kora, warned the crowd that rich and poor will suffer, if humans keep on the path of destruction that has altered the cycles of nature that the Kanamari people and others can see so clearly.
See the innocence of the unborn in the face of immigrants, bishop urges
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics have to learn to see innocence in the faces of those coming to the U.S., just as they see the innocence of children in the womb, a Seattle auxiliary bishop said Feb. 3 in addressing one the largest gatherings of social ministry leaders from around the country. But immigrants, children and […]