Ursuline Sister Georgia Jean Kruml, a teacher and drummer, dies at 85
byUrsuline Sister of Louisville Georgia Jean Kruml, formerly Sister Francis Marie, died May 15 at Nazareth Home. She was 85 and had been an…
U.S. climate envoy meets pope, speaks at Vatican conference
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis…
The church and the world need Catholic Scouts, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told a group of young women and men that as Catholic Scouts they…
Riding the green wave: Momentum for Laudato Si’ gears up for next decade
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When the special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year closes May 24, it will celebrate progress made…
Between Amens — Two vocations; one goal
byAs the weather starts to heat up, the mailbox starts to fill up with invitations to all kinds of joyous events. At my stage…
Plant in Louisville delivers prayer tools around the world
byFrom a low brick building on a commercial stretch of highway in Louisville, Our Lady’s Rosary Makers packages enough beads and other supplies…
In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained…
Cents & Sensibility — Moving beyond core investments
by“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin Last month’s column focused on suggested…
Catholic Charities opens Father Jack Jones Food Pantry
byA half dozen volunteers and a handful of Catholic Charities staff gathered at the new Father Jack Jones Food Pantry the morning of May…
Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after…