Veterans cook up new careers with help of Catholic Charities café
Its third crop of interns is brewing now, thanks to Catholic Charities staff who invests in them.
Catholics’ postelection to-do list: work for unity, healing
The question before Catholics, the Knights of Columbus CEO said, is whether we will be "a source of unity and reconciliation, or whether we will be a cause of further division."
Red, White and Blue Mass pays tribute to veterans
AVONDALE — Honoring military service members of all faiths the Sunday before Veterans Day, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted celebrated the sixth annual Red, White and Blue Mass, drawing an estimated 1,500 people — including many veterans and their families — to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Nov. 6.
Seton students salute veterans
The whole school will offer a Rosary for the U.S.A. Nov. 11. Two other students received separate recognition for honoring Vietnam veterans.
‘Outstanding Fundraising Executive’ title goes to Catholic Charities
Tamara Bohannon, vice president of advancement at Catholic Charities, and a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier, received the award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, AFP, Nov. 9.
Arizona voters side with bishops in rejecting Proposition 205
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Arizona voters rejected Proposition 205, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, while voters in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine approved similar initiatives. Arizona, California and Massachusetts bishops spoke out against the initiatives.
Before being called to serve church, Kansas clergy served in armed forces
One of the priests profiled received advance degrees and traveled much of the world as a veterinarian in the U.S. Army.
Religious, lay leaders react to Trump win in presidential election
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump’s upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Four sisters following ‘Plan of God’ plant U.S. roots in Tempe
Handmade signs ready to show off in Terminal 2 read, “Welcome Home Sisters!” “Bienvenidas a su nuevo hogar” and “We are [an array of positive emoji faces] that you are here.”
Vatican secretary of state congratulates Trump, offers prayers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.”
