PUEBLA, Mexico – Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity – known for helping the poorest of the poor – are working with Mexicans with HIV/AIDS.Read More
WASHINGTON – Nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region, the city of New Orleans is struggling to fill gaps in its mental health care system that could potentially leave thousands of children vulnerable to depression, teenage suicide and pregnancy.Read More
MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine bishop has warned that an unregistered religious congregation based in his diocese has been recruiting seminarians and “unscrupulously” soliciting funds.Read More
During last summer’s war between Hezbollah and Israel, Catholic Relief Services worked in partnership with our sister agency, Caritas Lebanon, to provide emergency assistance to more than 100,000 people around the country. And in the past year, our ties with Caritas Lebanon have only grown closer.Read More
For the second time since May, St. Gregory the Great is encouraging citizens to bring guns to its rectory July 21 to get them off of the street in response to an escalating violent-crime rate in the city.Read More
People who suffer major depression may also be at risk for serious physical changes in the body and brain, according to Dr. Paul McClelland, a psychiatrist at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.Read More
PIEVE DI CADORE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI’s closest aide said the pope was pained and concerned by the “devastating scale” of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Read More
WASHINGTON – A survey released by the Pew Research Center shows a disconnect between marriage and parenthood, a trend Catholics involved in marriage and family ministry said they have observed over the past few decades.Read More
DUBLIN, Ireland – Catholics worldwide will celebrate the feast of St. Patrick two days earlier next year after the Vatican gave permission to move the feast day to avoid a conflict with Holy Week.Read More
The Greek word for “letter” is Epistole, the name chosen by the Church of the Holy Apostles, Gambrills, for their quarterly newsletter, which in essence, said pastor Father Jeffrey Dauses, is a letter to all members of the parish.Read More
Concerned that your children aren’t getting enough healthy food choices in their cafeteria? Well, if Tommy Savvides’ company “Tommy’s” is making the food, parents have little to worry about.Read More