While he continues to pursue his goal of visiting and photographing 100 churches, Max Schroeder always returns to one place when he needs to heal his heart and restore his soul.
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Discontent With Biden Administration Grows Among Immigrant Advocates
Immigrant advocates recently walked away from an online meeting with Biden administration officials to protest a move that will revive a Trump-era policy blocking people seeking asylum from entering the U.S.
Condoleezza Rice Shares Optimism for Nation During Al Smith Foundation Dinner
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered the keynote Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in Midtown Manhattan. She discussed reasons for optimism, despite the current political climate saddled with the rancor of dueling ideologies.
Supreme Court Keeps Texas Abortion Law in Place, Says it Will Review It
Texas state officials Oct. 21 urged the Supreme Court to leave the state’s current abortion law in place, and they also advised the court not to fast-track abortion providers’ challenge to the law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Nurse’s Death Signals Worsening Danger In NYC, Friends Say
Friends of a New Jersey nurse who died after hitting her head on a sidewalk when she was shoved by a fleeing crime suspect in Times Square said her death is a sign that New York has become too dangerous.
Colin Powell Is Remembered for the Priority he Put on Education, Hard Work, Goals
Colin Powell once visited a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Washington to encourage students there to appreciate the Catholic education they are receiving, to dream big and to work hard to achieve those dreams.
Cardinal Dolan Invites Faithful to Join Pope on Synodal Path to Jesus
Pope Francis is inviting the faithful to pray, listen, discern and examine themselves personally and the church communally to determine how to better follow the path of Jesus, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in opening the two-year churchwide synodal process.
Cardinal Burke Continues to Recover, Urges Catholics to Pray Rosary Daily
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said his recovery from COVID-19 is continuing with the help of physical therapy and he is now able to celebrate daily Mass.
Bishops Call Attacks on U.S. Catholic Sites ‘Acts of Hate’ That Must Stop
The Oct. 10 vandalization of Denver’s cathedral basilica that resulted in satanic and other “hateful graffiti” being scrawled on its doors and at least one statue brought to 100 the number of incidents of arson, vandalism and other destruction that have taken place at Catholic sites across the United States since May 2020.
Knights of Columbus Eye ‘Younger Generation’ for Membership Boost
Thomas Willis joined his local Knights of Columbus council in Blessed Trinity Parish in Breezy Point as soon as it was formed in 2020. He’s 19 years old.