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In Albany Diocese, community copes with contaminated water
The glass may be half-full for optimistic residents of a New York town whose well water has been tainted by a Teflon factory -- but that doesn't mean they should drink from that glass.
Immigrants have been arrested looking for alternatives to Flint water
Deacon Omar Odette, pastoral administrator of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Flint, said he knows members of his parish who have been arrested for not having immigration documents.
From death to life: Tulsa bishop says hospice brings hope to the dying
"Just because you're dying doesn't mean there's no reason to hope; it's just the opposite. Christ has changed the meaning of death to the entrance into life," said Bishop Edward J. Slattery of Tulsa.
Ministering to veterans ‘about reconciliation and healing,’ says deacon
Operation Stand Down Tennessee is a unique local nonprofit organization that offers a wide range of services to honorably discharged veterans and their families.
‘Doing science is an act of worship,’ Vatican astronomer says
A hint of God's personality also is revealed in the fact that the universe was created as a rational and reasonable place that can be understood by the creatures that inhabit it, Brother Consolmagno explained.
Pope’s Via Crucis: Cardinal writes prayers for all those who suffer
The Good Friday service, which takes places at night at Rome's Colosseum, is broadcast around the world. Tens of thousands of people gather with the pope around the ancient Roman amphitheater to meditate on the last moments of Jesus' life.
Former editor of diocesan paper finds new calling as Catholic radio host
"The Bright Side," which debuted in January, presents the news of the week with commentary from a Catholic perspective. Kellett's previous program, "The Cy Kellett Show," had been broadcast on Sunday evenings since last March.
Immaculate Heart Sister Charles Miriam dies at age 94
Serving at John W. Hallahan Catholic High School for Girls for more than 25 years, Sister Charles Miriam Keltz, I.H.M., entered the congregation in 1942.
Sister of St. Francis dies at 91 after 70 years of ministry
Sister Trinita Balbach, O.S.F., served mostly in education and, in later years, in fundraising and parish ministry, primarily in Florida dioceses. The Wilmington, Del., native is survived by a sister in the same order.
As crowds were indifferent to Jesus’ passion, so with today’s migrants, pope says
Today too many countries want someone else to care for people fleeing violence and seeking a better life, Pope Francis said during Mass on Palm Sunday, the same day a European plan to settle refugees went into effect.