After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of…
Local agency fears budget cuts will lead to increase in homelessness
Proposed federal budget cuts that may affect the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have local agencies concerned about the possible impact…
Sister says global gathering gives her ‘deeper sense of hope,’ ‘renewed energy’
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Paris Slapikas was among 200 religious sisters who attended Hope 2025, a conference which drew women religious from various…
Retired priests collaborate to bring an illiterate catechist’s dream to life
Before she died, Veronica Kitili — an illiterate woman who taught the Catholic faith to hundreds of children and adults — wondered who would…
Laudato Si’ at 10: Speaker asks Catholics to consider their ‘place on the planet’
An event marking the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation asked participants to make positive changes by thinking of themselves…
Summer camp provides education and recreation for refugee children
Close to 70 refugee children and youth, who were recently resettled with their families by Catholic Charities of Louisville, are taking part in “Six…
Kentucky Poet Laureate: Writing helps to understand ‘who we are and where we’re going’
From her home in a renovated country church, nestled beside a humble graveyard, Kathleen Driskell writes to understand who she is and where she’s…
Upbringing in faith motivates graduate to serve as public defender
Growing up a talkative child, Alexis Cammack was always told she might be a lawyer, but it was growing older and becoming aware of…
Local priest trains Ukrainian military members to recognize, treat PTSD
As war wages in Ukraine, Father Patrick Dolan, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, traveled to Kyiv, the capital of the Eastern…
Parish’s video series opens the Liturgy of the Word to its youngest parishioners
A furry puppet named Jess is helping children at St. Patrick Church understand the Liturgy of the Word. “Sunday Best with Church Mouse Jess”…