Update: Sisters from Minnesota Catholic schools play on separate Olympic teams
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- Few schools can claim an Olympic athlete among their alumni base. Even fewer schools have more than one, especially from the same family. But Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood and [...]
U.S. bishops declare national call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the "Dreamers," officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a "National [...]
Update: Catholics urged to appeal to lawmakers in Congress to pass DACA bill now
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By day's end Feb. 15, members of the U.S. Senate had rejected four immigration proposals, leaving it unclear how lawmakers will address overall immigration reform and keep the Deferred Action for Childhood [...]
Update: Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop
MIAMI (CNS) -- Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together "to support one another in this time of grief" after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school [...]
DACA, TPS recipients face uncertain future, but say their love will endure
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Love has its ways. And so does Facebook. That's how Sadhana Singh and My Ford Noel met last April. She's a "Dreamer" attending Trinity Washington University. He moved to Washington from Palm [...]
U.S. Catholics urged to join pope in prayers for South Sudan, Congo
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops encouraged Catholics across the nation to join with Pope Francis Feb. 23 for a special day of prayer and fasting for peace, with [...]
‘Monumental’ FEMA shift opens door to disaster funds for religious groups
TRENTON, N.J. (CNS) -- Superstorm Sandy-weary diocesan and parish officials lauded a Federal Emergency Management Agency policy change announced earlier this year that reverses a prior exclusion for religious organizations and houses of worship from [...]
Update: Faith essential to story for real-life heroes of ’15:17 to Paris’
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- It's almost a miracle that Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone are even alive. Yet here they are, promoting a major Hollywood film in which they portray themselves. For all [...]
Acts of love, courage are signs of God’s grace in the U.S., Trump says
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Acts of love, courage and sacrifice by first responders, parents and children alike are hallmarks of a country that is rooted in prayer and deep faith in God, President Donald Trump told [...]
Protecting social service safety net is Catholic priority with Congress
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic advocates visited Capitol Hill Feb. 6 hoping members of Congress were ready to listen to their push for a federal budget that makes the needs of poor and vulnerable people a [...]
Major flu outbreak prompts dioceses to implement prevention protocols
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The nationwide flu outbreak has prompted dioceses to take steps to suspend traditional rituals to prevent the spread of the virus as much as possible. From encouraging a simple nod or a [...]
Update: Ukrainian Catholic prelates make culinary wager on game’s outcome
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Two Ukrainian Catholic prelates have placed a culinary wager on the outcome of the Feb. 4 Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia, metropolitan of U.S. Ukrainian Catholics, is [...]