No foreign trips for pope, but plenty of appointments
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on most foreign travel and many in-person…
‘Salute to the Game’ luncheon to be presented live on WAVE 3
byThe Catholic Education Foundation will host the 13th annual Salute to the Game Luncheon Sept. 22 in a virtual format. This year’s live event…
Pope will sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social,…
Eviction moratorium seen as short-term fix causing long-term problems
byBy Bill Miller, Catholic News Service WINDSOR TERRACE, N.Y. — A moratorium on evictions in the U.S., announced Sept. 1 by President Donald Trump,…
Sister McNamee, ‘one of the giants in Catholic education,’ dies at 89
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30…
Home schooling is extension of regular life for Kansas family
byBy Karen Bonar, Catholic News Service BELOIT, Kan. — Home schooling was not something the Ring family in Beloit set out to do long…
Visiting Lebanon, Cardinal Parolin emphasizes ‘You are not alone’
byBy Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Bringing a message of hope to Lebanon, a month after a double blast struck Beirut,…
USCCB president urges special collection to aid disaster-stricken dioceses
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has asked his fellow…
Panelists say Father Tolton’s example offers path to racial justice
byBy Norma Montenegro Flynn, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Augustus Tolton, who in 1886 became the first identified Black priest ordained for the…
Catholic Charities ready to build, says CEO
byCatholic Charities of Louisville has raised 70 percent of the funding it needs to build its new headquarters — a project originally expected to…