Philadelphia Catholic ministry supports families of prisoners
byBy Shannon Marie Josephine Sweeney, Catholic News Service DREXEL HILL — The walk from the front gate of the SCI Phoenix state prison outside…
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Indiana Catholic firefighters say ground zero work linked faith, service
byBy Sean Gallagher, Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Sept. 11, 2001, started as an ordinary day for Charles Glesing, a firefighter in Indianapolis. He…
U.S. bishops’ Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — The “present ills of our economy” invite Catholics to reflect on ways to propose new and creative responses to…
Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Ida’s wrath continues
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Even as a downgraded tropical storm, Ida, which caused untold damage in the South as a…
New York fire chaplain says there are days when 9/11 ‘feels like yesterday’
byBy Gregory A. Shemitz, Catholic News Service BLUE POINT, N.Y. — Father Kevin M. Smith, a veteran fire chaplain, trauma counselor and loyal friend…
Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning…
Pope addresses Vatican reforms
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While financial reforms in the Vatican are progressing steadily, cases involving corruption and malfeasance…
After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In his first interview since undergoing surgery in July, Pope Francis criticized Western attempts…
High court says eviction moratorium illegal, alarming Catholic Charities CEO
byCatholic News Service CLEVELAND — A national eviction moratorium that protected millions of Americans who have fallen behind on rent payments is unconstitutional, the…
Catholic Medical Association joins lawsuit over HHS ‘transgender mandate’
byPHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia-based Catholic Medical Association Aug. 26 joined in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition…