Grief recovery group to meet in July
byThe Grief Recovery Method Support Group will begin an eight-week series July 21 at John Paul II Academy, 3521 Goldsmith Lane, from 6 p.m….
Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to…
Fighting racism means putting faith in action, say Black Catholics
byBy Sophia Martinson Catholic News Service One day in early June, John Thordarson released a short video he had finally finished. Under a black…
Faith leaders ask Congress to boost overseas pandemic aid
byWASHINGTON — Three dozen faith-based organizations, including Catholic Relief Services, have asked Congress to immediately fund efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic around…
Soto: ‘Strenuous labor’ of ending racism shouldn’t be ‘toppled’ by looting
byBy Catholic News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant “to…
USCCB’s 2020 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week slated for July 19-25
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is slated for July 19-25 this year and has as its…
Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online
byWASHINGTON — A concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II’s birth is now available online. The concert, featuring some of the United…
Indiana priest suspended after derogatory remarks about protesters
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a priest from public ministry after…
Judge strikes down Trump administration’s ‘third-country asylum rule’
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled late June 30 the Trump administration unlawfully implemented its 2019 policy to turn away…
Assumption breaks ground on expansion
byBy Ruby Thomas, Staff Writer Assumption High School has broken ground on a $6 million construction project that will transform its 65-year-old campus, adding…