Roll up your sleeves, get ready to get dirty, pope tells new bishops
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — New bishops need to prepare for a life filled with God’s surprises, with daily plans…
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Dorian recovery work shows ‘we are your brother’s keeper,’ says volunteer
byBy Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — As catastrophic as Hurricane Dorian was, the characteristic optimism of Bahamians will help soften the painful…
El Paso Diocese uses new fund to help migrants near border
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — During the summer of 2019, the bishop of El Paso, Texas, decided his diocese would open…
Response to 9/11 was ‘rescue, rebuild and renew,’ says Cardinal Dolan
byBy Catholic News Service NEW YORK — In preparing to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York Cardinal Timothy M….
Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for former fire department chaplain
byBy Allyson Escobar Catholic News Service BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain who is currently pastor of…
Congo’s cardinal-designate has lifelong passion for human rights
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England (CNS) — Congo’s new cardinal will use his position to highlight Africa’s problems, while also bringing…
Florida senators ask Trump to waive visa requirements for some Bahamians
byBy Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, two Florida Republican senators have asked President Donald Trump to…
Nassau archbishop assesses post-hurricane challenges in Bahamas
byBy Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept. 8 for evacuee families and Catholic…
Unassuming pastor who helped rebuild Cuban church will receive red hat
byVATICAN CITY — With one of the most important Marian feasts in Cuba falling just one week after it was announced Sept. 1 that…
Catholic organizations in Florida marshaling aid for Dorian victims
byMIAMI — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s brutal blasting of the Bahamas, Catholic organizations in Florida continued to raise funds to aid victims…