Search Results
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
Early in our community’s history, a group of townspeople who witnessed the Sisters’ humble charity toward the elderly dubbed them the “Little” Sisters of the Poor. The name stuck. Recently, however, we have become known to some as “the HHS Sisters” due to our lawsuit against the federal government over the contraceptive mandate. This issue […]
National
By Valerie Schmalz
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Dr. Kelly Kao is no longer making a top salary as a Silicon Valley optometrist and researcher for Google Glass. Instead, Kao and her friends, motivated by their Catholic faith, are using their skills to help poor people see in the Far East and even California’s San Joaquin Valley. In the […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
MCALLEN, Texas – At Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, members of the community, most of them volunteers at a respite center for immigrants at Sacred Heart parish hall, were invited to a special event by ABC News, but were not informed in advance of just how special that event would be. People started arriving at […]
National
By Nancy Wiechec
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Before the mission period, Indian life along the California coast was diverse, peaceable and stable. There were a large number of tribes, each with distinct language, cultural and social traditions. They were hunter and gatherer people who found plenty of resources from the sea and landscape. Acorns, fish, shellfish and wild game […]
Global
By Christie L. Chicoine
NEW YORK – Being called to the principal’s office during the school year can cause angst even among the most mischievous students. But for those who typically demonstrate their best behavior, being summoned during the summer may be more daunting. Fortunately for 24 well-behaved youngsters from four Catholic elementary schools in Harlem, such a phone […]
National
By Nancy Wiechec
This is the second in a series on Blessed Junipero Serra. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It’s difficult to miss the mark that the missions have had on the Golden State. Evidence of their influence is seen in places and people throughout California. The missions provided the “beginnings of who we are today” as Californians, said Franciscan […]
Local
Patti Hinko (Paul VI ’06) will serve as softball head coach at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. She began her coaching career as a varsity assistant at Avonworth High School in Pittsburgh while an undergraduate at Duquesne University. She went on to serve as an assistant at Westfield High School in Chantilly before […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Acknowledging Mary as the “mother of all nations, but especially of us,” Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, joined Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl in dedicating the new Chapel of Our Lady of Hungary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The cardinal also prayed in his homily at […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Eleven cardinals, at least four of whom will participate in the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October, have urged fellow church leaders to maintain the church’s rules regarding marriage and strengthen Catholic education about marriage and family life. Their book, Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family, […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – People make special preparations for welcoming a special guest, and watching what worked and did not work in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay may help people preparing for Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September. Some of the plans, however, will require common-sense adjustments, especially because the U.S. Secret Service is […]
Popular
Popular
Local
10/17/24
Reading Time
3
min