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Major Fentanyl Busts Reveal Growing Crisis in New York
Every three hours, someone dies of a drug overdose in New York City, and fentanyl is a factor in 81% of all those overdoses. Two recent drug busts illustrate the depth of the crisis and what law enforcement faces in trying to combat the scourge.
After School Shooting, St. Louis Archbishop Calls for Tackling ‘Dual Crises’ of Mental Health, Violence
Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis, Missouri, called for prayers on Monday, Oct. 24, after at least three people were killed in a shooting at a St. Louis high school.
Veteran Catholic News Service Journalist Carol Zimmermann to Join The Tablet
The new year will signal a new beginning for Carol Zimmermann, who has accepted a position with The Tablet newspaper as its senior national correspondent. Zimmermann is in the final stretch of concluding her 30-year run with Catholic News Service as the agency is poised to close its U.S. operation on Dec. 31.
Missouri Bishop Offers Prayers After Deadly School Shooting
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, asked for prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. Louis.
Deacon and Former Friend Of Emmett Till Celebrates Statue of Civil Rights Icon
When Deacon Arthur Miller reflects on the murder of Emmett Till in 1955, he’s convinced at least 1% of the Money, Mississippi, community knew that it was wrong but none of them had the courage to speak out.
Cardinal Gregory Blesses Shrine’s Replacement of Vandalized Mary Statue
Ten months after a marble statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Rosary Walk and Garden outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was vandalized and destroyed beyond repair, a replacement statue was blessed Oct. 23 by Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory.
Minneapolis Catholic Worker Community Gets Back to Roots of Christian Living
Dinner guests at the Maurin House, a relatively new Catholic Worker community in Columbia Heights, might be tempted to describe what they see as an exceptional and lofty expression of Christian life.
Nashville’s 40 Days for Life Emphasizes Peaceful, Prayerful Approach
The path to ending abortion is through peaceful prayer rather than harsh confrontation, said current and former leaders of pro-life prayer campaigns in Nashville.
A 2013 Quote From Pope Francis Reminds Catholics of Their Duty to Vote
The pope also reminded Catholics of the church’s social teaching that politics serves the common good and is “one of the highest forms of charity.”