It’s not unusual for kindergartners to fear bees, but the little ones at St. John Fisher School in Portland flock to a buzzing hive in their school’s library to get a close look at the flying creatures with stingers.
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A Radical Calling: Homelessness
From just looking at Brother Michael Ignatius, one wouldn’t suspect it. But the 61-year-old Carmelite is homeless.
Three Catholic Seminaries Selected for New Faith-Science Dialogue Program and Grant
The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced in Science magazine that it has chosen seven seminaries to participate in its “Science for Seminaries” program.
‘Serving Others in God’s Love’ Theme Of Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29
The U.S. Catholic Church’s 2018 religious freedom observance begins June 22, the feast of two English martyrs who fought religious persecution, SS. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, and ends on June 29, the feast of two apostles martyred in Rome, Sts. Peter and Paul.
Court Says Bishop Sheen Can Be Moved to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has reacted with “great joy” to a decision by a New York court in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition to have the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, moved from New York City to Peoria.
USCCB Opens Session Condemning Trump Administration’s Asylum, Border Separation Policies
At the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) spring meeting, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo fired back at the Trump administration’s recent decision to not allow women fleeing domestic violence to seek asylum in the United States, as well the policy of separating families at the border.
U.S. Bishops to Discuss Healthcare, Immigration and Religious Liberty in Florida
While the June meeting of the U.S. bishops is often considered to be the more lackluster of their two annual gatherings, at least in terms of news content, as they meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week, major topics are on the agenda including healthcare, immigration, and religious liberty – all of which correspond to pressing issues on the national scene.
San Diego Diocese Launching Program to Prevent Family Separation at Border
In response to the Trump administration’s policy that separates children from their parents arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, Bishop Robert McElroy has announced that the diocese of San Diego will launch a program aimed at keeping asylum-seeking families together.
Veteran D.C. Monsignor Named New Auxiliary Bishop Under Cardinal Wuerl
Pope Francis appointed on Friday Monsignor Michael William Fisher as a new auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Washington.
Georgetown Summit Looks to Pope Francis in Overcoming Polarization
More than 80 prominent and emerging Catholic leaders gathered this week in an effort to see how a unified American Catholic Church might offer a better way forward.“Though Many One: Overcoming Polarization through Catholic Social Thought,” hosted by the Initiative for Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, served as an attempt to break across current divides within the Church and to take advantage of the momentum of the Pope Francis papacy to positively influence public life.