CRS shifts into gear to help during ‘crisis on top of other crises’
Though COVID-19 seems like the global enemy to defeat, for aid organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, it is simply another crisis to respond to, said Bill O'Keefe, executive vice president for mission and mobilization for the international agency.
University leaders urge Senate to act quickly on newly introduced DREAM Act
An alliance of presidents of U.S. colleges and universities, including Catholic institutions, said the bipartisan DREAM Act of 2021 "represents the first step to restore certainty into the lives of young adults, students, and other aspiring Americans who want nothing more than to be an integral part of the fabric of this country."
Farmworkers ‘treated as second-class workers again,’ Florida activist says
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out slowly through the country, some groups are getting the vaccine even more slowly than others.
California bishops welcome court’s ruling easing worship restrictions
Two California Catholic bishops applauded the Supreme Court's Feb. 5 ruling easing the state's restrictions on indoor worship put in place with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dioceses dispute conclusions, methods of AP report on pandemic funding
U.S. dioceses are crying foul over an investigative report on coronavirus relief funding they say grossly mischaracterized the Catholic Church's finances and unrestricted cash flows, leaving the crass impression the church used the 2020 CARES Act to hoard cash.
Unused parcel of mission church property helps feed the hungry
With a parcel of unused land, a small-town Illinois parish has started a community garden to feed the hungry and follow the call to care for the earth in response to one of Pope Francis' encyclicals.
‘You witness to our society,’ archbishop tells social ministers
"You witness to our society," Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said to hundreds of the church's social ministers gathered online for a Feb. 6 virtual Mass as part of the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.
SEEK21 speakers share own faith experiences, say Christ has all the answers
A bishop and a religious sister who shared the keynote spotlight on the opening night of SEEK21, this year's national conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, discussed their own faith journeys and how Catholics from around the world can improve their faith by accepting Jesus' divine character.
To overcome economic disparities, turn to papal encyclicals, panelists say
Long-existent disparities between people with low incomes and those who live comfortably must be addressed if the world is to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and poverty, said three leaders working in diverse areas of the world during the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.
In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims
On his historic visit to Iraq in March, Pope Francis hopes to encourage his Christian flock, badly bruised by sectarian conflict and brutal Islamic State attacks, while building further bridges to Muslims by extending fraternal peace.
