Bound by shared grief, staff assists families at natural burial ground
byBy Andrew Nelson Catholic News Service CONYERS, Ga. — There’s the father who regularly visits his buried son with a bag of doughnuts for…
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Teens discover youth conference impacts their lives in profound ways
byBy Mike Krokos Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Megan Davis, Elizabeth Eberhard and Allison Dible were fired up after the opening evening session Nov….
Extension honors Louisiana man for bringing ‘light, faith’ to community
byBy Catholic News Service SHREVEPORT, La. — Father Jack Wall, president of Catholic Extension, presented the Chicago-based mission organization’s 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award to…
Everyday Heroes: Army officer donates part of liver to save priest’s life
byBy Andrew Fowler Catholic News Service Father Dennis Callan’s health was rapidly declining. His situation was so dire that his dentist refused to even…
Pope prays for Albania after earthquake leaves dozens dead
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck…
A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Japan
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service HIROSHIMA, Japan (CNS) — Saying it is “perverse” to think the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world safer,…
NCYC goes from rowdy to reverent for Blessed Sacrament, pope’s message
byBy Natalie Hoefer, Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Outside, a cold drizzle dampened Indianapolis Nov. 21. Inside the city’s convention center, however, it seemed…
Archbishop Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria’s cathedral
byCatholic News Service PEORIA, Ill. — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov….
Pastoral against racism is starting conversations, healing, bishops told
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly…
Catechism will be updated to include ecological sins, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon,…