University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., graduates were asked May 21 to take stock of where they are going and what they will do with their talents.
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Health Care, Asian Catholics On Agenda for US Bishops
Revised guidelines governing Catholic and non-Catholic health care partnerships will be on the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring general assembly June 13-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Catholics Come Together as Brothers and Sisters in Christ
While U.S. Catholics are divided both in the pews and in public life – perhaps more than ever before – nearly 1,200 Catholics came together at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington “not as members of political parties, but as brothers and sisters in Christ.”
Fewer Refugees Impacts Catholic Resettlement Programs in US
The U.S. has drastically cut the numbers of refugees it will accept, causing the reduction and closure of Catholic resettlement programs nationwide.
Implementing Laudato Si’
Three years after the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical calling for greater concern for the environment, one archdiocese has teamed up with civic officials to give practical application of the pope’s challenge in what some may view as the most unlikely of places: a cemetery.
Cardinal Dolan Says Pope Was ‘Conservative, Orthodox’ With Abuse Survivor
Pope Francis’ reported comment to a Chilean sexual abuse survivor, “That you are gay doesn’t matter,” has made major headlines in recent days – and on Tuesday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York affirmed the comments, saying “Jesus would have said that.”
Meghan Markle’s Catholic School Celebrates Royal Wedding
Royal wedding fever has caught on in many places, but it has a particular soft spot at Immaculate Heart Middle School and High School outside Los Angeles, the school Meghan Markle attended from seventh to 12th grade.
Circumstances May Finally Allow for Conversation on ‘Humanae Vitae’
Can one imagine a more difficult year for “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) to be heard than 1968?
Novel Project Strengthens Mother-Daughter Bond
While writing and editing their self-published the book, “Running the Cobblestones,” Kathy Schneeman and Cecelia MacDonald deepened a mother-daughter relationship that was overdue for attention.
On Mother’s Day, Bishops Remember Their Moms
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a handful of bishops shared memories of their moms on a recent podcast by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.