Threats to dignity, sanctity of life seen advancing at ‘breakneck speed’
byBy Elizabeth Bachmann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A globetrotting warrior for life and human dignity has taken up a new gauntlet as president…
D.C. archdiocesan spokeswoman new head of USCCB Office of Public Affairs
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington has appointed Chieko T. Noguchi as director of the Office…
Bangladesh flood victims reel as aid agencies struggle to respond
byBy Catholic News Service DHAKA — Weeks after devastating floods affected millions and killed more than 100 people in Bangladesh, many families are reeling…
New rules could extend time migrant children, families spend in detention
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has moved to cast aside an agreement that previously limited the amount of…
Fly tying gives Vermont religious brother a supportive connection to vets
byBy Cori Fugere Urban Catholic News Service BURLINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Burlington was quiet on a steamy summer day…
Archives preserve ‘Catholic story’
byAmong the objects contained in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s archives are the rings and pectoral crosses belonging to several bishops, including Bishop William George…
Archdiocese has new archivist, historian
byBy Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer The Archdiocese of Louisville’s archives include diaries penned in the 1800s by the archdiocese’s first bishop, Benedict Joseph…
A Time to Speak – 150 years of Mercy
bySister Paulanne Diebold, RSM The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas will celebrate the 150th anniversary of their arrival in Louisville with a liturgy…
New Orleans’ women religious donate 25 acres for flood control project
byBy Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS — In topographically challenged New Orleans, where “running water” can be a pejorative depending on…
Voracious goats keep Wisconsin cemetery looking beautiful the natural way
byAPPLETON — Goats tend to get a bad rap in church traditions — with the devil often portrayed with goat horns and hoofs, and…