Local Christmas Tree vendors confirm prices are 10-20 % higher this year, but they pledged not to gouge the loyal customers they enjoy serving year after year.
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Clergy Comfort Students, Community After Tragic High School Shooting
Many were not Catholic, but they arrived at St. Joseph Catholic Church the night of Nov. 30 nonetheless — first a trickle, then a steady stream. Soon, a sea of varsity jackets and sweatshirts emblazoned with Oxford High School’s mascot, the Wildcats, overwhelmed the vestibule of the Lake Orion church.
Supreme Court Hears Most Important Abortion Case in Decades
When the Supreme Court starts to hear arguments in a Mississippi abortion case on Dec. 1, the state’s Catholic bishops will watch closely in anticipation of what could be a major victory for the pro-life cause.
Only In Print: Songs That Celebrate Home and Hard Times for Thanksgiving
Music has always served as a means to help us get through difficult days.
Only In Print: University Starts Building Archive to Highlight Black Catholic History
If you love history, you’re going to think Maria Mazzenga, Ph.D., has the best job in the world. As curator of American Catholic history collections at The Catholic University of America, she gets to examine artifacts close-up to learn about the past.
Only In Print: Prayers for Victims After Christmas Parade Carnage in Wisconsin
The Waukesha, Wisconsin community came together with heavy hearts after tragedy struck the city’s annual Christmas parade Sunday, Nov. 21, when a driver plowed his SUV into the procession, killing six people and injuring at least 40 more.
U.S. Bishops’ Fall Assembly Gets a ‘Boost’ From Face-to-Face Meetings
The annual fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Baltimore came and went last week without controversy and with renewed camaraderie among the nation’s Church leaders.
Christmas Parade SUV Attack Victim’s Organs to be Donated to Survivors
A woman who was killed in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas Parade SUV attack is giving the gift of life to survivors of the tragedy. Some of Jane Kulich’s organs will be donated to people who survived the deadly incident.
HHS Rescinds Rule Protecting Faith-Based Foster Care, Adoption Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 18 rescinded a Trump administration rule that ensured faith-based social service agencies that provide adoption and foster care would continue receiving federal funding for services that follow their religious beliefs.
Wisconsin Parishes Pray for Victims After SUV Plows Through Parade Crowd
Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade.