French, Filipino volunteers help young detainees secure better future
By Elisabeth Auvillain, Catholic News Service PARIS — When Laurent Thorigné went to the Philippines to work for a nongovernmental organization serving underage inmates,…
Heroic Men promote ministries, resources for Catholic men to grow in faith
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — This isn’t your father’s Holy Name Society. Launched last October, Heroic Men wants to serve as…
In Philippines, school offers training, but nuns provide sense of family
By Gail DeGeorge and Charity Durano, Catholic News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Jane Ollivier lost her parents by the age of 10. For…
A trade of false promises and economic illusions feed some migrants’ dreams
By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service CHALATENANGO, El Salvador — Life in the northern mountains of El Salvador is a tranquil as it can…
Nations not working together seen as biggest failure of pandemic
By Dan Stockman, Catholic News Service The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how unprepared the world is — even wealthy, technologically advanced nations — to…
Even bullying has changed in pandemic, says NCEA presenter
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bullying in schools is nothing new, but in the COVID-19 era, it has taken different forms….
Belfast bishop urges politicians to avoid inciting more violence
Catholic News Service BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city…
London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death…
Catholic educators share unexpected lessons of teaching in pandemic
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — No one has to tell Catholic school teachers how different this past year has been. At…
Group asks Biden administration to step up reunification of border families
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — An interfaith collection of religious activists is asking the Biden administration to step up the pace…