Today’s “economic and political forces have led to increasingly lowered economic prospects for Americans without access to higher education, which is having a direct impact on family health and stability,” said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
Month: August 2016
Voter Registration Efforts Continue in Maspeth
The Voter Registration Committee of the Downstate N.Y. Polish American Congress assisted parishioners of Holy Cross parish, Maspeth, with completion of their voter registration forms so that they can vote in the upcoming presidential elections.
Busy, Busy No Answer To Church Ministry
Being busy, busy, busy led C. Vanessa White to neglect her health and suffer burnout. She spoke about getting back on track at the African National Eucharistic Congress, Aug. 5-7, in Washington, D.C.
Gov’t Drags Feet on Health Mandate Plan
The Pittsburgh Diocese said Bishop David A. Zubik is making every effort to achieve a swift negotiated solution to the diocese’s dispute with the federal government over religious freedom in relation to the federal contraceptive mandate, as directed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
B’klyn Friars Continue Outreach to ‘Hipsters’
The gray robes worn by the Conventual Franciscan friars may not be fashionable in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, but the religious men appear to be fitting in just fine in the heart of “hipster” country.
Bensonhurst Feast Links Italians With Homeland
As Sicilians have done for half a millennia before them, local Italians in Brooklyn honored St. Rosalia as patroness of Palermo at the culmination of the 18th Ave. Feast.
Survey: Location Is Key When Choosing a Parish
The driving force behind Catholics’ search for a new parish is most likely how close it is to their new home according to a new Pew Research Center survey issued Aug. 23, “Choosing a New Church or House of Worship.”
Monsignor Begins Term at Vatican Prison
Msgr. Lucio Vallejo Balda, who was found guilty of leaking confidential documents about the Vatican’s financial reform, has begun serving his 18-month prison sentence at the Vatican.
Little Sisters Withdraw from 147-Year-Old St. Louis Ministry
The Little Sisters of the Poor are withdrawing from their ministry of caring for the elderly poor in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Mo., after 147 years of service.
Arrest Made in Murder of Two Nuns
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced Aug. 26 that Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Miss., was charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the deaths of Sister Paula Merrill, S.C.N., and Sister Margaret Held, S.S.S.F.