Parish life still thrives at flood-damaged Houston church

The 22nd week in ordinary time of the church's liturgical year has been no ordinary time for Fr. Martin Eke, a Missionary of St. Paul, or his parish.

Catholic leaders sharply criticize Trump’s decision to end DACA

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Church leaders, immigration officials and university presidents were swift and unanimous in their condemnation of President Donald Trump’s Sept. 5 decision to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals known as DACA.

Movement Day Arizona [VIDEO]

As the video says, "it's all about unifying God's church to make a difference." Kind of like the annual "Make a Difference Day" of service, but in a more sustainable, faith-filled way.

Catholics tangled with KKK during Klan’s 1920s resurgence

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Given the Ku Klux Klan’s historical animus toward Catholics, one of the most unusual stories that emanated from the aftermath of the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” march and its deadly aftermath in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the self-penned admission by a priest in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, that he had been a member of the Klan 40 years ago, before his entry into the seminary.

Catholic Charities USA gives $2 million for hurricane relief

SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — Catholic Charities USA presented a $2 million check Sept. 4 representing donations received to date for immediate emergency assistance for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and its catastrophic flooding.

Announced end to DACA program is ‘reprehensible,’ U.S. bishops say

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Sept. 5 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “being rescinded” by President Donald Trump, leaving some 800,000 youth, brought illegally to the U.S. as minors, in peril of deportation and of losing permits that allow them to work.

‘Catholic Central’ for young adults debuts on YouTube [VIDEO]

The videos present authoritative answers to questions about Catholic thought, spirituality and practice in an engaging and enlightening way.

Boys choir honors Blessed Mother in new album [VIDEO]

This year's feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 8, is also the launch date for the release of "Ave Maria," an album by the boys of St. Paul's Choir School.

Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’

WASHINGTON (CNS) — “Excessive inequality” threatens cooperation among all people in society “and the social pact it supports,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.

Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood

WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) — Sr. Marita Rother really didn’t get to know her brother, Fr. Stanley Rother, as a priest until she visited him in Guatemala in the 1970s.