“Whether it is assisting a family to gain access to affordable housing or facilitating dialogue among members of a local community and law enforcement, CCHD is an essential part of the church in the United States’ social mission,” Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell said.
Collection for U.S. church’s domestic anti-poverty campaign is Nov. 12-13
College degree remains best path for success, says university president
“For the first time in our country’s history, education is being challenged from both sides of the aisles — the media, the politicians are saying that people don’t get a good return on their investment for education,” David A. Armstrong added.
Archbishop says Nigeria must promote policies to limit damage from floods
In a Nov. 1 pastoral letter, the president of the bishops’ conference, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri, said that often in Nigeria when tragic events occurred, people expressed sorrow, then moved on as if nothing had happened.
Couple honored for peacebuilding, justice work by Maryknoll Lay Missioners
Maryknoll Lay Missioners honored Merwyn and Kirstin De Mello with its 2022 Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award on World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23.
Voters warned about groups claiming to represent church on election issues
Canon 216 of the Code of Canon Law “stresses that no initiative can lay claim to the title ‘catholic’ without the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority” and “the use of the name ‘catholic’ implies that the initiative in some way represents the Catholic Church.”
Indiana’s new abortion law passes ‘constitutional litmus test,’ says brief
The measure was passed by the House earlier in the day, making the Indiana Legislature the first in the nation to restrict abortions.
NCEA reports quicker academic recovery from pandemic for Catholic schools
Catholic schools’ scores have pretty much bounced back to the levels they had achieved prior to the coronavirus pandemic’s onset in March 2020.
Chaplains say they’ll stay as long as needed in Thai camps for Myanmarese
Some 90,000 Myanmarese refugees live in nine camps on the Thai side of the border.