USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants campaign marks 15 years of advocacy
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is marking the 15th anniversary of the Justice for Immigrants campaign “to unite…
They may not vote as a block, but Latinos still can influence the election
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Each presidential election year, the nonprofit Hope Border Institute in El Paso, Texas, has counted on…
Knights’ Respect Life Month novena urges prayer, reflection on cause of life
byCatholic News Service NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Knights of Columbus has organized a “Novena for the Cause of Life” to be prayed over…
Virtual pro-life meeting set for Oct. 27
byThe Archdiocese of Louisville’s Family Ministries Office will host a virtual meeting on the BlueJeans video conferencing platform Oct. 27 from 7 p.m. to…
Spalding to mark 100 years in downtown Louisville
byWhen the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth established Nazareth College — now Spalding University — in downtown Louisville in 1920, just one student had…
Georgia Tech students craft carbon plan for CRS to reduce fleet emissions
byBy Andrew Nelson, Catholic News Service ATLANTA — While staffers with Catholic Relief Services delivered needed supplies to far-flung parts of the globe, students…
Death penalty denounced for ignoring inmates’ capability to be ‘redeemed’
byBy Natalie Hoefer, Catholic News Service TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — On Sept. 24, Providence Sister Barbara Battista stood across the street from where her…
Summit speakers discuss ongoing efforts to combat religious persecution
byBy Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A digital summit sponsored by In Defense of Christians, “Combating Global Christian Persecution,” showed that the…
Post-pandemic world must not return to selfish ‘normality,’ pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the world must aspire to be better…
Sister Elaine McCarron, an educator, dies at 88
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Elaine McCarron, formerly Sister Michael Maria, died Sept. 21. She was 88 and in her 67th year of religious…