In a time of uncertainty, one thing U.S. women religious and others who have been providing food during the COVID-19 pandemic know for sure is that the number of those who need food assistance has risen dramatically and continues to rise.
Officials from
Stephen Adubato reflects on the sadness he used to feel as a kid once the presents were unwrapped on Christmas morning, as he mourned the end of the season. He writes, however, “My experience of Christmas started to change after I had
Phil Westover is a man of standard size, rounded ears and deep voice. But he's a good part Christmas elf.
Westover, a 70-year-old member of St. Peter Parish in Newberg, Oregon, spends joyful hours in his wood shop, building toy trucks. With features
The sixth annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day, a virtual crowdfunding event that benefits more than 1,700 participating parishes, schools and nonprofit ministries, will be held this year on Dec. 1, which is Giving Tuesday. Since its inception, #iGiveCatholic has raised almost $20 million
As the United States prepares to celebrate Labor Day, a national holiday that is dedicated to “the social and economic achievements of American workers,” we are acutely aware of how many people are without work because of the coronavirus pandemic. This number
Since 2005, Susan Walker Schulenberg has been making “Angel gowns” — burial gowns for abandoned newborns. What began as a single act of charity has launched into a full ministry, Rest in His Arms. And during the coronavirus pandemic, her ministry has
As she continues her quarantine protocols, columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez asks: “Is there joy in the face of all these things? Are we prompted to let the Lord know we are ready for loving service, whatever it looks like in these odd
St. John Paul II's "prophetic encyclical" on the value and inviolability of human life, "The Gospel of Life" ("Evangelium Vitae") provides "a clear challenge" to Catholics, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee. "With great openness and courage, we need
A Pew survey released last summer found that 1 in 4 Catholics have reduced the amount of money they give to the Church in recent years. Presumably, there is a direct correlation between that statistic and the fact that 81% of Catholics
Thirty-nine U.S. archdioceses and dioceses plan to participate in this year's #iGiveCatholic online giving day Dec. 3 to raise funds for 3,600 Catholic organizations. The day is called #GivingTuesday, and #iGiveCatholic officials have seen participation grow each year since the event was