Pope Francis celebrated the Mass with special prayers for the nine cardinals and 148 archbishops and bishops from around the world who died between Oct. 30, 2021, and Oct. 17 this year, including 14 bishops from the United States and four from Canada.
Showing love, mercy are key to entering heaven, pope says on All Souls’ Day
Dioceses scramble to meet the need to feed the poor at their door
From one end of the country to the other, dioceses and Catholic charitable agencies are coming up with ingenious solutions to meet growing hunger in their communities.
Gleaning is no small potatoes
Those in need may not always be able to get out to the fields to glean the leftover harvest, so Bernie Quist of St. Paul Parish in St. Cloud started a volunteer group to do just that.
Social ministry teams combat food insecurity
Just after her husband, Brian, passed away unexpectedly, Sheri Renner was asked to get involved with the social ministry team at her parish, St. Louis Bertrand […]