News
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
What Mom’s love can do
One woman’s compassion to help her lonely and underfed elderly neighbors became the driving force behind Aid For Friends 40 years ago. Today the Schiavone family keeps her mission going strong by providing 460,000 free meals, and company, each year to old and sick people.
Create jobs, don’t just expand welfare, handouts, pope says
The Catholic Church calls for the creation of job opportunities and the recognition of the dignity of the poor, not simply for more handouts or expanded government welfare programs, Pope Francis said.
St. Louis Catholic schools prepare for Ferguson grand jury verdict
While the timing of the grand jury decision involving the Michael Brown shooting remained uncertain, Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the ruling comes down with classes in session.
Mixing faith, social time a needed respite for Ferguson community
Earlier this year, Jeanne Baer, a pastoral associate at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, and members of the Ferguson parish's Engaged Church Committee had been brainstorming ideas to help engage the Catholic community beyond church walls. And then Ferguson happened.
Islam, ecumenism and regional conflict on pope’s agenda in Turkey
Almost every papal trip abroad is a complex mix of the religious and political, and that will be especially true of Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey.
Crowdfunding campaign underway for Couple to Couple League book project
The Couple to Couple League, a national natural family planning education organization based in Cincinnati, launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to publish and market a marriage formation resource book.
As Obama unveils immigration plan, needs of some families go unmet
Among those who cannot take advantage of a new program will be tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied minors apprehended at the U.S. border. See highlights of a meeting with the administration and Central American officials.
Miraculous Medal Shrine prays solemn novena
More than 10,000 people are expected to visit Mary's shrine in Germantown to pray during the annual novena going on now through Nov. 25. A bishop from Brooklyn will celebrate the feast day Mass Nov. 26.
Father Thomas Gleeson, S.J., dies at 78 in Wernersville
The Jesuit priest held many senior administrative posts for his congregation's institutions, and was rector at the Jesuit Center in nearby Wernersville. He was a philosopher and theologian.