The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education was founded in 1987 by Sister Gemma Del Duca and Sister Mary Noel Kernan, both Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. It was one of the first of its kind in the country.
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Trump’s IVF Order Fuels Mass Destruction of Human Embryos, Not Birth Rate
President Donald Trump’s Feb. 18 executive order on in vitro fertilization is the president’s first step toward fulfilling a campaign trail promise to expand IVF – an action the Catholic Church and other experts warn will fuel large-scale destruction of embryonic human life, while doing little to increase the nation’s overall birth rate.
U.S. Bishops Sue Trump Administration Over Migrant Funding Freeze
Citing the violation of multiple laws and Congress’s authority to control government spending as outlined by the Constitution, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has sued the Trump administration over its halt of refugee resettlement funding.
Cardinal Gregory Cites ‘Important Heritage’ at Black History Month Mass in Newark
Reflecting on Black History Month, Cardinal Wilton Gregory recalled how young people in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., would often climb on the bronze statue of Carter G. Woodson, rub his head, and try to figure out why he got a statue in their neighborhood.
A Good Match Is Hard To Find: Catholics Try To Renew a ‘Hopeless’ Dating Culture
Valentine’s Day will soon have come and gone – and that can mean date anxiety for singles. Before, during and after the holiday.
How a Son of Former Slaves Became the Rockefeller of New York City’s Oyster Restaurants
Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the proprietor of his world-famous oyster restaurant in Lower Manhattan.
Bishop Seitz Responds to Vance on Immigration: ‘He Clearly Doesn’t Know Me’
Calling Vice President JD Vance’s “bottom line” comments a “tremendous mischaracterization,” Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso said that “[Vance] clearly doesn’t know me. He doesn’t know my heart” while also offering a sit-down conversation.
Archbishop Broglio Prays U.S. Government Commits to ‘Help Those in Desperate Need’
In a letter to Pope Francis on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Archbishop Timothy Broglio said they join the Holy Father in praying that the government will continue to help those in need.
Could a Former Slave Who Defied Danger Join the Saintly Six on Path to Sainthood?
In 1878, yellow fever swept the lower Mississippi Valley, bringing chaos and killing an estimated 5,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee.
Faith Groups Sue Over Trump Administration Policy to Permit ICE Arrests at Churches
More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups filed a lawsuit Feb. 11 in federal court to challenge a Trump administration policy that rescinded long-standing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.