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Caribbean lay consecrated missionaries building regional church
A move toward local missionaries after the Second Vatican Council has transformed into consecrated laypeople serving territories within the Caribbean region.
Catholic Extension honors Louisiana faith leader for uniting communities
Mack McCarter, who has spent a lifetime helping hurting communities by building "a system of caring relationships," starting in his hometown of Shreveport, La., is the winner of Catholic Extension's 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award.
Synod members call for greater role of women, laity in ministry
Synod participants offered several proposals to address the lack of priests in the Amazon region, including revising the formation program for candidates to the priesthood and instituting new ministries for lay men and women.
Program provides children with small gifts, shares joy of Jesus’ birth
Box of Joy is a project of Cross Catholic Outreach, a relief and development agency headed by Jim Cavnar, president.
Haitian bishops’ justice commission calls on president to step down
As Port-au-Prince began its fourth week of paralysis due to serious social unrest, the Haitian bishops' justice and peace commission called on President Jovenel Moise to step down.
African Catholics from 21 nations pray, celebrate in Phila.
Hundreds gathered for the multilingual and multicultural African Heritage Mass Sunday, Oct. 6 at St. Raymond Church. They later shared the distinctive foods from their homeland at festive meal.
Safe injection sites ‘form of euthanasia,’ says priest in addiction ministry
Father Douglas McKay, who has spent some 50 years helping those who struggle with substance abuse, says Philadelphia's planned facility "dehumanizes and demoralizes" those in addiction.
Community garden sprouts in Bensalem, celebrates first harvest
The Fatima Community Garden marked its opening season with a new gazebo and a bumper crop of support from members and benefactors, who have sown both seeds and prayer into rich soil.
First synod talks look at climate, priests, inculturation, Vatican says
A few presentations also focused on the question of ordaining married "viri probati," or men of proven virtue, as one possible way to help Catholics access the sacraments in very remote locations.
Founder of Project Rachel named recipient of 2020 Evangelium Vitae Medal
UPDATED - The University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture will award its 2020 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Vicki Thorn, founder of the post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel.