Online safety presentation set for Sept. 17 at Lourdes
byOur Lady of Lourdes Church, 508 Breckenridge Lane, will host a presentation for parents called “Stay Safe on the Net” from 6 p.m. to…
Archdiocesan News
Fight against trafficking must include combating its crimes online, advocate says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Strategic collaboration, especially with law enforcement monitoring crimes online, is needed in the fight against…
St. Vincent de Paul partners with GE for day-of-service
byThe Society of St. Vincent de Paul partnered with GE Appliances on July 26 for a morning of service. Approximately 30 GE employees refreshed…
USCCB backs legislation that aims to help religious groups develop affordable housing
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Legislation under consideration in Congress would help faith-based organizations respond to a shortage in affordable housing by…
Initiative offers automatic admission to Bellarmine
byBellarmine University has introduced a new initiative called “Bellarmine Direct” that will give automatic admission to some high school graduates. “Bellarmine Direct” will allow…
Pope appeals for end to weapons’ production, for solidarity with the elderly
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope…
New bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., calls his ordination, installation ‘a day of great beginnings’
byBy Dan McWilliams, OSV News KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In a historic day for the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Mark Beckman was ordained July 26…
Women religious help help financially vulnerable women in Colorado ‘turn their lives around’
byBy Alecia Westmorland, OSV News During the years Sister Frances Sedlacek ministered in rural areas of Brazil, she witnessed a movement that shifted her…
Here are 9 Parisian saints to accompany Catholics during Olympics, reopening of Notre Dame
byBy Michael R. Heinlein, OSV News’ Paris is not a city, it’s a world, they say, and so is the rich Catholic culture visible…
Children of Catholic OB-GYN behind Creighton fertility care model follow in his footsteps
byBy Zoey Maraist, OSV News In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers’ life….