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Cardinal O’Hara students get to know their shepherd, Archbishop Perez
On his pastoral visit to the Delaware County archdiocesan high school, the archbishop told the 800 students gathered in person and virtually to follow the voice of Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
Volunteer hours during COVID add up to thousands of reasons for hope
During an April 23 online gathering, Catholic Human Services honored 25 of its more than 4,000 volunteers, who collectively have donated almost 96,000 hours this past year to helping those impacted by COVID.
Bambies rediscover God, and one another, during spring retreat
A nature-themed session of prayer, gardening and "dirt cup" desserts brought St. Hubert High School sophomores together for the first time in a year, "rooting them in faith" amid the ongoing pandemic.
‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director
Catholic hospital directors in India said they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as the country set records for COVID-19 deaths, many from lack of available beds and oxygen.
Catholic groups work to feed Brazilians affected by job loss, COVID-19
A parish priest who started a social outreach in 2015 to serve meals to drug addicts and homeless now also gives food to the jobless, the homeless and "even those who have homes," Father Revislande dos Santos Araújo.
Three years after crackdown, Nicaraguan church still sees repression
Protests that started in April 2018 and called for sweeping changes in the Central American country were met with violence by the police and "fanatics" as attacks on the Catholic Church continue.
Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-elect weeks before his installation
Italian-born Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, 43, a Comboni missionary, was in stable condition after emergency surgery. Gunmen broke into his home, shot him in both legs and fled.
Minneapolis Catholics continue prayers, reflection after Chauvin verdict
Black Catholics and others in Minnesota called for listening to the voices of people of color and working toward racial justice wherever people gather. "It's up to us to commit and to opt in and to dig in."
At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’
Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, who has seen nine popes and 18 U.S. presidents, is defying the aging process while living independently in an apartment she shares with another sister on Long Island.
Former altar boy procures thousands of face masks for archdiocese
As a child, RJ Lualhati assisted the future Archbishop Nelson Pérez at Mass. Now, he and his company are helping to protect thousands of Catholic Social Services staff and clients from COVID.