Longing and caution: Not everyone in Italy is ready to return to Mass
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When Italy began allowing Masses with the faithful again, Pope Francis stopped livestreaming his early morning…
Catholic Education Foundation announces Hyland endowment
byThe Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville announced June 4 a new endowment that will further the mission of the organization. The Hyland families, along…
Archbishop to pray for justice, healing at liturgy
byOn June 19 at 8 a.m., Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz will preside at the daily Mass at Holy Family Church, 3938 Poplar Level Road,…
World Refugee Day to be held virtually
byCatholic Charities of Louisville will host its Annual World Refugee Day virtually this year. The week-long virtual celebration — set for June 15 to…
Documentary on Nicholas Black Elk’s sainthood cause to air June 14
by“Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood,” will air in Louisville on June 14 at 5 p.m. on WHAS 11…
St. Francis Xavier hosts blood drive
bySt. Francis Xavier Church in Mt. Washington, Ky., will hold a Red Cross blood drive in the parish hall on June 14 from 8…
How one family faces racism in America
byWhen eight-year-old Nora saw hundreds of families filling the sidewalks from Eastern Parkway to Douglass Loop calling for change June 3, she couldn’t believe…
Chicago Catholics tend parish gardens, supply pantries during pandemic
byBy Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service CHICAGO — For years, some parishes in the Chicago Archdiocese have maintained gardens whose produce was donated to local…
Panelists discuss ‘virus’ of racism, praise protesters demanding justice
byBy Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Just as the world is facing the coronavirus pandemic and its deadly impact, racism likewise is a…
Bishop from Botswana writes farewell letter to friend George Floyd
byBy Gunther Simmermacher Catholic News Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In a “farewell letter,” a bishop from Botswana recalled meeting and befriending George Floyd…