Nicaraguan priest finds freedom to minister thousands of miles from home
COLUMBIA, KY., — After celebrating Mass Dec. 29, 2023, in the Diocese of Managua, Nicaragua, police officers entered the sacristy of Santa Faz Church…
Catholic Charities program aims to prevent trafficking by educating youth
Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Bakhita Empowerment Initiative is helping youth across the Commonwealth learn about human trafficking and what makes young people vulnerable. “We…
Surviving 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ‘profoundly transformative,’ deacon says
On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, Deacon Ned Berghausen watched from a three-story building on Koh Phi Phi Island in Thailand as a…
More than 1,500 kids to receive toys and clothing from local Catholic agencies
As a trio from the Louisville Orchestra played Christmas music, hundreds of individuals selected toys, clothing, books and stocking stuffers with the help of…
Look to St. Juan Diego who leads to Mary and Jesus, pastor says on feast day
Hispanic and Latino Catholics who gathered for a late-night Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe heard they have a lot in common…
Miren a San Juan Diego quien nos conduce a María y a Jesús, párroco menciona en el día de fiesta
Los católicos hispanos/latinos que se reunieron para una Misa de vigilia en honor a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe escucharon que tienen mucho en común…
Pope calls for end to foreign debt, death penalty ahead of Jubilee Year
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to divert a…
Agencies serving more individuals and families in need of food, emergency assistance
As the year winds down, social service agencies are seeing a rise in the need for assistance. As they work to fill those needs,…
Jail ministry in Jefferson County centers on the Eucharist and the Word
Deacon Steve Marks and 13 other men bring Communion and the Word of God each week to individuals incarcerated in Jefferson County’s jails —…
Gold Mass highlights evolution
A special liturgy highlighting scientists, science educators and students of science drew about 200 people to Holy Family Church Nov. 18. Archbishop Shelton J….