The Fellowship of Catholic University Students has grown greatly in the 25 years since launching in 1998. Now most U.S. states have multiple university campuses served by FOCUS missionaries.
FOCUS marks 25 years of missionary-driven university student evangelization
Called to holiness? Well, what’s authentic holiness, anyway?
“Our concepts of holiness might look considerably different from our concepts of love, but they shouldn’t.”
Bishops give their OK to advance sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics
Even before consideration of these three, the bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance estimated there are more than 85 sainthood causes at various stages of the beatification or canonization process in at least 55 U.S. dioceses.
Listening is biggest St. Vincent de Paul Society strength, members told
Timothy Williams, national formation director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s National Council of the United States, is encouraging his fellow Vincentians to reclaim the home visit and recognize its spiritual power.
Author of new ‘Mother Teresa’ book shares his encounters with the saint
The author spent 12 years not only as a close friend but also a trusted adviser for Mother Teresa.
Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
Pope Francis said that the 10 new saints exemplified the Christian call “to serve the Gospel and our brothers and sisters, to offer our lives without expecting anything in return, or any worldly glory.”
Pope tells grandparents to leave grandkids their legacy of wisdom
During his general audience May 11, 2022, Pope Francis told older people to use retirement as a time to serve others and to sow the seeds of their wisdom.
Two holy men take divergent paths toward sainthood
The book about Carlo Acutis shows an otherwise ordinary teenager living the faith with beauty, simplicity and trust and is highly recommended for confirmation-age students; the second book tells the story of Aloysius Schwartz’s journey to the mission fields and living the life of the poor while serving them.