Catholic Minnesotans have been raising funds to provide help for Haiti following its back-to-back natural disasters.
Minnesota parishes, relief organizations mobilize to support Haiti
Trauma of 9/11 is also felt by immigrant Muslim population
While much is being made of how most Americans are approaching the 20th anniversary of those attacks approaching, Muslim Americans who had nothing to do with the attacks are bracing themselves for a wave of dread.
Bishop ordained for Wuhan, China, is first in diocese in 14 years
A new bishop has been installed in China’s Wuhan Diocese, making him the latest to be ordained under a deal between the Vatican and the communist state.
Three dead, others evacuated from Louisiana housing ministry after Ida
While the death toll of Ida is still being calculated, Louisiana has said the deaths of least a dozen people in senior housing or nursing homes have been attributed to Ida.
‘Runaway train’: Doctors warn U.K. politicians against Assisted Dying Bill
In a Sept. 7, 2021, Zoom conference, U.S., Canadian and Belgian doctors urged British politicians to reject a new bill to legalize assisted suicide.
What was, what might have been, what could be: War money spent elsewhere
The “Costs of War Research Series” by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs puts the price tag over the past 20 years at $8 trillion, more than double the infrastructure bill’s projected cost.
Belarus church denounces anti-Catholic cartoon depicting priests as Nazis
The statement was published in reaction to the Sept. 7 cartoon in Minskaya Pravda, a daily belonging to the Belarusian capital’s regional government.
Echoes of the past: A tale of two eucharistic congresses in Hungary
As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, the challenges facing the world the last time the event was held in Hungary still resonate today.