Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of the rest of Ukraine this past February, the school has opened its arms to refugee students and their families.
Michigan Ukrainian Catholic school welcomes nearly 100 war refugees
Sister Suellen freed after five months of captivity in Burkina Faso
According to media reports, Burkina Faso, one of the 10 countries in the Sahel region of Africa, has been facing rampant violence occasioned by political crises, which gives a fertile ground for the proliferation of extremist groups.
Number of Catholic institutions with union representation grows
“More than half the employees who enjoy union representation are employed in Catholic hospitals and nursing homes.
USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
“”This unique moment necessitates a society and an economy that supports marriages, families and women,” Archbishop Coakley said.
Spain’s bishops criticize bill to allow abortions without parental consent
The Spanish bishops’ conference has criticized a government-backed draft law that would allow girls 16 or older to obtain abortions without parental knowledge or consent and impose fines and disqualifications for objecting medical staff.
Protection of children now in sights of Congress, FTC, tech firms
There are proposals to create a new privacy division at the Federal Trade Commission, expand federal protections for children’s data, fund government research into kids’ mental health and urge companies to act in the “best interest of the child.”
Pope calls for prayers for Iraq, whose people desire normality, peace
“Dialogue and fraternity are the right path for facing the current difficulties and to reach this goal” of peace, the pope said.
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who served as papal spokesman for St. John Paul II and often reported on their meetings, later called Gorbachev the most important figure in the fall of the Berlin Wall.