Throughout Jackson, Hazard, and other eastern Kentucky communities, there are countless stories of unbelievable loss and shock but also hope that day-by-day things will get better and that eventually, they’ll rebuild — whether in the same location or elsewhere.
Author: John Lavenburg
School’s New Look Aims to Give ‘Peace of Mind’
A walk in and around Sacred Heart Catholic School isn’t the same as months ago. The premises of the school are surrounded by a newly installed eight-foot-high black steel fence.
Hope and Prayers For A ‘Very Joyful’ School Year in Uvalde, Texas
When it was time for the homily at an August 15 Mass to open the school year for Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller abandoned his prepared talk and instead had the students stand so he could speak to them directly.
Busloads of Migrants Arrive in NYC Amid War of Words Between Adams, Abbott
After two busloads of migrants, sent directly from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott, arrived in New York City last week, Mayor Eric Adams renewed calls for the federal government to help the city deal with the unexpected influx of newcomers.
Bishops: HHS Proposals are ‘Violation of Religious Freedom’ and Bad Medicine’
Proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on July 25 are “a violation of religious freedom and bad medicine,” according to multiple U.S. bishops’ conference chairmen.
Catholic Charities, Migrants in NYC Struggling Due to ‘Chaotic Approach’
In more than 20 years working for the immigration arm of Catholic Charities of New York, Mario Russell has never seen a situation like the one today — what he described as a forcible transfer of people from the U.S.-Mexico border to the city.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Call for More Support for African Continent
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has renewed a longstanding pledge of solidarity with Africa, highlighting a blossoming Catholic population and the need for the U.S. government to provide the continent with more support.
Stunt or Not, Activists Tell D.C. Mayor That Busloads of Migrants Need Help
In response to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s claim that migrants were “tricked” onto buses that shipped them from Texas to the nation’s capital, activist Abel Nuñez counters: “Whether they were tricked or not, they’re in your city, so what are you going to do about it?”
Advocates: Trusting Smugglers Could End in Death, Not Freedom
Father Pat Murphy remembers a family that for six months stayed and worked at La Casa Del Migrante in Tijuana, Mexico, and was on the verge of humanitarian parole before they fell susceptible to a smuggler and tried to enter the U.S. illegally.
Journalists Attend Meeting to Discuss Future Without ‘Catholic News Service’ in U.S.
U.S. Catholic media professionals left a July 7 roundtable discussion with more information about a newly announced Catholic news wire service from Our Sunday Visitor (OSV), but overall there were many unanswered questions about what it will look like and how the changes will affect the Catholic media landscape.