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Foundations seen as a way for dioceses to tap into donors to fund needs
More U.S. dioceses are turning to foundations to help meet their financial and fundraising priorities. And foundation executives in the diocesan realm believe they've only begun to tap into the potential for these gifts.
It’s families helping families as Catholics, others aid Syrian refugees
"We reach out to our vulnerable brothers and sisters," said Kaela Volkmer, who chairs the social teaching ministry at St. Wenceslaus Parish in Omaha and helped welcome a Syrian family.
Heeding ‘call to discipleship’ seen as key to efforts to build up church
Will pastoral leaders simply parrot Pope Francis as they explore new ways to build up the church, or truly "deny" themselves and follow the example of Christ, regardless of the consequences?
Caritas center in Belarus offers support to children with cancer
With the help of the local Caritas agency, the center was opened in 2003 as a housing facility for children who undergo treatment for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology.
Taking care of world God created a moral, spiritual duty, archbishop says
With a proclamation of the story of the creation of the universe from the Book of Genesis and a blessing with water, the Mid-Atlantic Congress opened with a splash Feb. 16 in Baltimore with the theme "Blessed as Living Witnesses."
Help stop war in Ukraine, aid children in need, says church leader
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church called on the international community to "stop the aggressor" in Ukraine's "forgotten conflict" and help the 1 million children in need of humanitarian assistance.
South African justice commission urges restraint after xenophobic attacks
"No grievance justifies the violence against foreign nationals," Bishop Abel Gabuza of Kimberley, who chairs the commission, said in a statement Feb. 21.
Pope appeals for aid as famine grips South Sudan
At the end of his weekly general audience at the Vatican Feb. 22, the pope said that a solid commitment from the international community to assist South Sudan is crucial "now more than ever."
Greed, selfishness corrupt beauty of God’s creation, pope says
Human beings are often tempted to view creation as "a possession we can exploit as we please and for which we do not have to answer to anyone," the pope said Feb. 22 at his weekly general audience.
Vigil near White House highlights worries over Trump immigration policies
About 80 people quietly holding placards that read "Love Thy Neighbor" gathered at Lafayette Park across from the White House to send a message to President Trump in the wake of his executive actions on immigration and border security.