Priests, seminarians to face off in basketball tourney [VIDEO]
What do a basketball tournament and a vocation to the priesthood have in common? They are both chances to create a “slam dunk” for the Lord.
Franciscan flavor of Laudato Si’ points to catechesis of ecology
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics, as well as all people of good will, to look at humanity’s relationship with the earth and how that affects the most vulnerable among us, say local theologians.
Church charities augment tattered school system in quake-wracked Nepal
The Salesians launched a sewing program following the disaster that has some two dozen women sewing uniforms for poor children in government-run schools in remote mountain villages. The earthquake destroyed more than 25,000 classrooms in nearly 8,000 schools.
Priest finds frustrations build among Christians in Iraq camp
A Syriac Catholic priest ministers to more than 1,700 predominantly Syriac Catholic families who occupy a part of the refugee camp at Ankawa, near the Kurdish capital of Irbil, which has become known as the "Youth Center" since the Islamic State overran an Iraqi town nearly a year ago.
Bishop-elect Barron, one of three new L.A. auxiliary bishops, brings commitment to New Evangelization
It started with a dumb ox.
Three auxiliary bishops named for Los Angeles; one resignation accepted
Pope Francis has named three auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Gerald E. Wilkerson, 75.
Catholic businesses fear backlash after Supreme Court decision redefining marriage
Catholic voices offered a decidedly different take for the secular media on the topic of marriage.
La Iglesia responde a la decisión de la Corte Suprema sobre el matrimonio
Mientras que las noticias de la decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU sobre el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo capturaban la atención del país el 26 de junio, voces católicas ofrecían una perspectiva distinta.
Leaders ready to launch social work program at College of St. Scholastica in Mesa
The College of St. Scholastica has added Timothy Schmaltz as an adjunct faculty associate and consultant at the school’s social work program based out of Mesa Community College (MCC).
Prayers, sympathy shared after Tennessee shootings
An outpouring of sympathy and prayer washed over Tennessee for the victims of the July 16 shootings that left four Marines and the shooter dead.
