After the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 14, 2018 — this century’s Valentine’s Day Massacre — students who survived the attack have made the case for stricter gun laws, organizing under the banner March for Our Lives.
Parkland survivors, U.S. bishops have much in common on gun violence
Kings Bay Plowshares trial for nuclear weapons protest set for October
Seven people charged with breaking into the Kings Bay Naval Base to protest nuclear weapons will face trial Oct. 21 for their action.
Back to school Italian style: Papal greeting and gelato quests
At the Pontifical North American College, new student orientation is not just a weekend or even just a week — it includes almost a month of intensive Italian studies, punctuated with occasional gelato sampling and one big shoutout from Pope Francis.
Brett Robinson: In secret you will be repaid
St. Augustine was a “seller of words.” Prior to his conversion, St. Augustine was a professor of rhetoric in Rome, making money teaching students how to speak well and persuade audiences.
Century-old ‘Bishops’ Program’ highlights Labor Day statement
The 1919 “Bishops’ Program for Social Reconstruction” was showcased in this year’s Labor Day statement to demonstrate how so many of the issues the bishops touched upon a century ago in the wake of World War I’s end still resonate in improving the conditions of workers today.
Replica of the Cross of the Stigmata installed in Salt Lake City
A replica of the Cross of the Stigmata was installed Aug. 7 at St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center in Salt Lake City.
La pastoral migratoria capacita a otras diócesis sobre cómo acompañar a nuevos inmigrantes
Más de dos docenas de representantes de 13 diócesis de los Estados Unidos se unieron recientemente a los asiduos participantes de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago, en las […]
Pope: Proclaim God’s love through care for needy
While listening to and obeying God’s word brings healing and comfort to those in need, it also can attract disdain and even hatred from others, Pope Francis said.