Catholic Charities meets challenge in the year since Kentucky tornadoes
byBy Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — Four years ago this January, Susan Montalvo-Gesser became the director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of…
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Keep the creche in Christmas, pope urges
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to…
Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Making churches accessible and services understandable is important, but having wheelchair ramps and sign-language interpreters is not enough…
USPS ‘Virgin and Child’ stamp features one of world’s most revered images
byBOSTON — Every two years the U.S. Postal Service issues a traditional first-class Christmas stamp showing Mary and Jesus, and this year’s stamp features…
Advocates applaud extension of TPS for Haitian migrants residing in U.S.
byWASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Dec. 5 announced a redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and an extension of TPS for…
Supreme Court appears ready to support web designer in free speech case
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — In a case examining the scope of free speech protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court Dec. 5…
Pope supports Jewish-Catholic project for social justice
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — A person who helps others but does not worship God is a “good atheist,” while someone who claims…
Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The season of Advent is a moment of grace to help believers stop being presumptuous and pretending to…
Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
byBy Beth Griffin RYE, N.Y. — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight when a young man shot and killed…
First deaf priest in U.S. visits Minnesota parish, inspires Jesuit novice
byBy Barb Umberger MINNEAPOLIS — Parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Minneapolis, about half of whom are deaf, had the chance…