‘Seussical Jr.,’ other student musicals produce confidence, career paths
SCOTTSDALE — The window of opportunity to explore theater arts doesn’t open at every local Catholic elementary school, but the curtain arose at just the...
Vatican praises new UN status for Palestine, urges full sovereignty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican praised a United Nations vote making Palestine a non-member observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian...
JRS: In eastern Congo, citizens remain on run, terrified
KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) -- As Congolese rebels initiated what appeared to be a partial withdrawal from the city of Goma, a Catholic organization said...
Seventh-graders learn about peers, younger kids in foster care
It wasn't the typical story hour. Instead of children who don't know how to read or are just learning, it was seventh-graders who gathered in the library for Ss. Simon and Jude's Guest Reader program Nov. 27.
Medical center targets crippling malnutrition in Burkina Faso
YALGO, Burkina Faso — During a famine, babies starve because their malnourished mothers don’t have breast milk. It’s even worse with twins.
Nata Ouedraogo, who...
‘Sun’ columnist to publish novel inspired by her work with Chaldean Catholics
“A Martyr’s Crown” is the fruit of two years worth of interviews and work among the Chaldean Catholic immigrant community in Phoenix by Joyce Coronel, longtime columnist and correspondent with The Catholic Sun.
Catholic relief efforts post-Sandy stretch from New York to Cuba
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As victims continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy, several dioceses and Catholic charities are still asking for support for the affected...
Catholic high school network focusing on underserved targets Phoenix for expansion
Cristo Rey Network’s Corporate Work Study Program was one of six award recipients during the World Innovation Summit for Education Nov. 14 in Qatar....
Benedictine names student services director for Mesa branch campus
MESA — Anthony Siebers has been charged with building and leading future student life programs at Benedictine University at Mesa.
Court clears path for health lawsuit; Bible publisher wins injunction
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Nov. 26 for a federal appeals court to take up a Christian college's challenge to the Affordable Care Act, reopening one of several lawsuits filed by religious and other groups who oppose elements of the law.