After the Senate voted July 25 to proceed with the health care debate, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla., urged senators of both parties to “work together to advance changes that serve the common good.”
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Former Philly Church Is Now an Ungodly Den for Heroin Addicts
Philadelphia’s ongoing struggle with opioid addiction has found an epicenter in the Kensington section of the city, where open-air heroin sales, drug usage and overdoses have become commonplace.
‘Great War’ Brought US Catholics Into Mainstream
World War I was dubbed “the Great War” because of the near-global scale of the fighting. Some called it “the World War,” and many had thought it was “the war to end all wars.” But its status as World War I was cemented when World War II commenced just 21 years after it ended.
Convention Tells Bishops: Support Black Lives Matter
A standing-room-only crowd of young black Catholics in a frank session that lasted more than two hours told bishops, priests and women and men religious why they stay in the church, what threatens to drive them away and that they want a stronger voice from church officials for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Bishop Blasts Militarization Of Border
Denouncing the “demonization of migrants,” hateful rhetoric, the militarization of the border and a system that divides families, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called on Catholics to heed the Church’s teachings to welcome the migrant.
Pro-Life Democrats Are Concerned for Party
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Democratic National Committee Chairman Thomas Perez caused an uproar with pro-life Democrats when he released a statement in April stating that the Democratic Party’s commitment to “choice” is non-negotiable. “Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health. That is […]
Scientist-Brother, Parish Ready for Total Eclipse
For the first time in 99 years, the summer sky will turn to night at midday Aug. 21 during a solar eclipse along a 70-mile wide path from coast to coast.
Brooklyn Parish Featured In Award-Winning Entry
When a local Queens freelance writer won a prize at the recent Catholic Media Convention in Quebec City, the spotlight also shone on a Brooklyn parish.
Symbols of Religion Are A Capital Idea in DC
Elaborate artwork adorns the monumental buildings in the nation’s capital, depicting the beauty and grandeur of the neoclassical era that inspired these buildings.
National Conference Energizes Church Leaders
The first century of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has concluded with its organization of an unprecedented and powerful gathering of Catholics in Orlando, Florida.