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‘Blessed to be the best,’ thanks to faithful donors
Students at Our Lady of Confidence School are receiving instruction in academics, life skills and the Catholic faith, all made possible by those who support the Catholic Charities Appeal.
Ukraine steadfast in ‘fight for Western civilization,’ say local faithful
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh month, fear mixes with faith and a determination to fight tyranny, said Ukrainian Catholics on hand at an Aug. 28 folk festival.
Sister Annemarie Crowley dies at 84
Sister Annemarie Crowley SSJ (formerly S. William Annice SSJ), age 84, died September 1, 2022, at Saint Joseph Villa.
Sister Mary Louise Gallagher dies at 93
Sister Mary Louise Gallagher, IHM (Formerly Sister Marie Eloise, IHM) died in Camilla Hall on August 25, 2022 in the 75th year of her religious life. Sister died just shy of her 93rd birthday.
Sister Mary Louise Heinle dies at 94
Sister Mary Louise Heinle (formerly Sister Kathleen Joseph), OSF, 94, died in Assisi House on September 5, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 73 years.
Indiana court sides with archdiocese over teacher firing
The ruling sided with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in supporting Cathedral High School's 2019 decision to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage, on the grounds of religious freedom rights.
Cardinal congratulates new U.K. prime minister, urges focus on poor
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster called on Liz Truss, who took office Sept. 6, to prioritize "the elderly, families who have the care of children, and all those" struggling with "huge increases in the cost of living."
Test scores show archdiocesan K-8 school students on track, despite pandemic
Kids at archdiocesan elementary schools experienced "a full year's growth" academically due to in-person learning and dedicated teachers, said officials.
Polish journalists call for Kremlin propagandists to be tried as ‘war criminals’
In an Aug. 24 statement, the Association of Polish Journalists condemned Russian "liars and raiders who pretend to be journalists” while “trying to justify mass murders, rapes and robberies” in Ukraine.
Labor Day a ‘respite from the noise, duties, expectations of life,’ says archbishop
The national holiday honoring workers reminds faithful of human dignity, and of the rest "we can always find" in God during "times of trial and labor," said Archbishop Nelson Pérez in his message for the occasion.