VATICAN CITY– Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal’s hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the … Read More
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Philadelphia’s Human Services ends foster care placements through Catholic agency
PHILADELPHIA — The city of Philadelphia has announced that its Department of Human Services has “ceased new foster care child intakes” with Catholic Social Services of the … Read More
Bishops pray for ‘safety, care’ of all hit hard by two massive hurricanes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops’ Executive Committee Sept. 12 prayed for “the safety and care of human life” after two catastrophic hurricanes and urged Catholics around the … Read More
Vatican statement on pope’s meeting with President Donald Trump
VATICAN CITY — Here is the Vatican’s statement on Pope Francis’ meeting May 24 with U.S. President Donald Trump: This morning, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the Honorable … Read More
Pope advances sainthood causes of U.S. priest, Vietnamese cardinal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Wisconsin-born Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen … Read More
Doug Hjorth, 64, dies; served as Compass photographer for 25 years
ALLOUEZ — Doug Hjorth, 64, who worked on the staff of the diocesan newspaper and served as a staff photographer and, later, freelance photographer for The Compass … Read More
New six-part video series on creation now available
WASHINGTON — God may have needed just six days to make all of creation, but for the new video series “Creation,” well, it took a bit longer. … Read More
Choreographer, Broadway actor help Catholic school perform ‘Lion King’
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Though the budget was clearly lower, the cast definitely had less experience, the costumes were much simpler and the audiences were far smaller, there … Read More
Foundation to award grants to Catholic schools, churches, charities
EDMOND, Okla. — The Westerman Foundation, based in Edmond, plans to award $1 million in grants to Catholic schools, parishes and charitable organizations and is currently accepting … Read More
Bishops hear report on church’s ongoing efforts to defend marriage
ST. LOUIS — As the institution of marriage faces unprecedented challenges, the Catholic Church continues to promote and defend marriage as being between one man and one … Read More
