Nassau archbishop assesses post-hurricane challenges in Bahamas
By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept. 8 for evacuee families and Catholic…
Unassuming pastor who helped rebuild Cuban church will receive red hat
VATICAN CITY — With one of the most important Marian feasts in Cuba falling just one week after it was announced Sept. 1 that…
Catholic organizations in Florida marshaling aid for Dorian victims
MIAMI — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s brutal blasting of the Bahamas, Catholic organizations in Florida continued to raise funds to aid victims…
Solidarity, not poverty, is God’s plan, pope says in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — God’s plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said….
Catholic organizations in Florida marshaling aid for Dorian victims
MIAMI — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s brutal blasting of the Bahamas, Catholic organizations in Florida continued to raise funds to aid victims…
New cardinals: Pope’s choices stress dialogue, care for poor
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen…
Bahamian Catholic school administrator describes current desperation
By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — An interim parish administrator and assistant principal of the St. Francis de Sales Parish and School…
Newark’s Cardinal Tobin joins Catholics protesting immigration detention
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, blessed and then prayed near a group of…
‘You have to have faith,’ Bahamian resident says of Dorian recovery
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cathy Nottage, a resident of Elbow Cay — an 8-mile-long stretch in the Abaco Islands of…
President, dancers, crowds welcome Pope Francis to Mozambique
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service MAPUTO, Mozambique — Greeted with full military honors, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis…