In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, internationally renowned pianist and composer Ian Mulder discusses his life in music, the reasons he left his home country of the Netherlands to live in the United States, and how he hopes his music brings
U.S. Catholic parishes, schools and groups have been collecting items since the fall to share Christmas joy in small packages for children in poverty-stricken nations and will deliver the gift boxes to local drop-off centers during Box of Joy Week, Nov. 7-15.
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Across the nation, and around the world, Catholic hospitality centers of various types have been confronted with how to minister to the needs of the most vulnerable in our society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various restrictions imposed by state and local governments
HOUSTON (CNS) — When people see their homes destroyed by flood or other disaster that forces them into a shelter, they need someone to listen to them, said priests and deacons who serve on a newly formalized ministry recently approved by Cardinal
Providing pastoral care for the sick and homebound during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for priests, deacons and extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist.
"Everything is different now," said Father Titus Augustine, pastor of St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in Nashville. "It's a
Social distancing during this ongoing pandemic "is necessary for the common good," said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, "but we need to counter this with a dramatic increase in what Pope Francis calls 'spiritual closeness.'"
"How can we stay close to Jesus,
The U.S. Catholic Church will convene a yearlong intercultural process with young adults and ministry leaders July 25.
Called "Journeying Together," the initiative aims to explore the Catholic Church's engagement with young people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and mobilize U.S. Catholics
With new coronavirus cases hitting record highs in states across the country, Catholic priests are dealing with a resurgence of restrictions and anxiety just weeks after their parishes resumed public Masses. “We’re all concerned,” said Father Joshua Whitfield, the pastoral administrator of
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee said the federal emergency "bridge loans" that dioceses, parishes and other Catholic entities applied for provided a lifeline, allowing "our essential ministries to continue to function in a time of national emergency."
"The Catholic
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