World Refugee Day will be celebrated June 20
byCatholic Charities of Louisville invites parishioners and community members to a World Refugee Day Celebration June 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at…
Deacon John Richard Whelan dies at 87
byDeacon John Richard Whelan died June 8 at his home. He was 87 and had been a deacon for 36 years. Deacon Whelan was…
Sisters support Nigeria’s migrants traumatized by deceitful traffickers
byBy Patrick Egwu Gloria Omoresewua was just a teenager in 2003, when a Nigerian woman brought her to Spain and forced her into prostitution….
Power of prayer helps spell victory for youth in national tournament
byBy Christina Leslie Though 13-year-old Christopher Serrao studied long, complicated and obscure words for hours on end to win a prestigious spelling bee, the…
Celebrate Pentecost by rejecting racism, Italian bishops say
byBy Cindy Wooden Disciples of Jesus must reject any attitude or language that could increase intolerance or racism, especially in current social and political…
Archbishop: Survival of church in Cuba depends on contact from abroad
byBy Rhina Guidos Days after the Trump administration announced it was placing new restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, a U.S. archbishop issued a…
CLINIC convening focuses on how to gain justice for immigrants, refugees
byBy William Cone Almost every American has a story to tell about how their ancestors came to this country. It’s often a tear-stained tale…
HHS bans NIH from using fetal tissue from elective abortions in research
byBy Elizabeth Bachmann The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services banned the National Institutes of Health from using human fetal stem cells from…
Cámara baja aprueba propuesta para proteger permanentemente a ‘Dreamers’
byEl presidente del comité de migración de los obispos católicos de Estados Unidos expresó apoyo el 4 de junio por una medida de la…
Pope joins church leaders in recalling D-Day sacrifices of thousands
byPope Francis praised Allied troops who took part in critical D-Day landings in France 75 years ago, while also remembering German soldiers who died…