Parishes, dioceses feeling the financial pinch

These days, Father John Hollowell sits at his desk and pores over financial statements, trying to figure out how to cut almost 25 percent of his two Indiana parishes’ operating budgets for next year. “McCarrick and friends are coming home to roost

Bishop: All Catholics should read racism letter

  Writing a new pastoral letter will not end racism in the United States, but Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, hopes it can be a step in that direction. “The pastoral letter was an effort of the bishops to add

Colorado celebrates life in all its beauty

The Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Denver was to have presented the fifth annual Celebrate Life Rally and March in downtown Denver on Saturday, Jan. 12. The event has grown from 800 to 5,000 participants over the past five years

California pro-life march marks 15 years

The 15th annual Walk for Life West Coast will be held in the streets of downtown San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 26. The central events of the event include a 12:30 p.m. rally at Civic Center Plaza, followed by a 1:30 p.m.

March embraces science, Catholic roots

  The March for Life in Washington, D.C., the largest annual pro-life event in the nation, was to be held Friday, Jan. 18, this year. The event was to begin with a noontime rally on the National Mall, followed by a walk

Larger issues await beyond wall, shutdown

Immigration, in normal political circumstances, polarizes the electorate and generates more heat than light in the national media. But, in the early weeks of 2019, the immigration issue has literally shut down the United States government. As of early January, President Donald

The Church and basic income proposals

Anxiety over getting replaced in a job can be a powerful impetus for people and lead to radical outcomes. Donald Trump successfully campaigned for the presidency in 2016 by appealing to voters who’d seen their livelihoods in the coal industry go away.

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