St. Thomas Seminary recalled after 50 years
byThe end of May marked 50 years since St. Thomas Seminary in Louisville closed. The minor seminary, which included a high school and junior…
Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Before college student Luz Chavez left her Gaithersburg, Maryland, home June 18 to hear a decision…
Scholarship honors Indianapolis Catholic who gave up life to help others
byBy John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — When someone was considering which high school to attend, Chris Beaty never wavered from his belief the…
Reaction positive to Supreme Court decision on bid to end DACA
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Reaction was largely laudatory to the Supreme Court’s June 18 rejection of a Trump administration bid to…
High court rules against Trump administration’s plan to end DACA
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON— In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court June 18 ruled against…
Editorial — Are we at a tipping point?
byWe’ve all heard it — the more things change, the more they stay the same. But perhaps not this time. There is a great…
Archbishop appoints two pastors
byArchbishop Joseph E. Kurtz has made the following appointments: Reverend Benni Pengiparambil, C.M.I. has been appointed pastor of St. Teresa of Calcutta Church in…
Catholic educators work to ease blow of pandemic-induced school closings
byCLEVELAND — The announcement that two historic Catholic schools in the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, were closing for good as the academic year ended…
Science in the Bluegrass — All people are of one family
byWhere does life come from? The first chapter of Genesis describes life being created by God, who instructs living things to “be fertile and…
Father Joseph Hall, a pastor and chaplain, dies at 78
byFather Joseph S. Hall, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died June 13. He was 78 and had been a priest for…