As water rushes over two dams in central Michigan, much of the city of Midland is under water, forcing thousands of parishioners of St. Brigid of Kildare Church to evacuate their homes, said Father Andy ...
Between those who have been isolated and those who are facing financial hardships, Catholic charity organizations across the country are seeing an increase in need for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. But just as ...
After nearly two months without public Masses because of the coronavirus pandemic, dioceses — mostly in the South and Midwest — have begun allowing pastors to celebrate Masses for the faithful again. All of the ...
The coronavirus pandemic has upended Catholic life everywhere, prompting the bishops from coast to coast to suspend public Masses, forcing the faithful to go potentially weeks or months without the Eucharist. That sad reality has ...
As more governors begin talking about reopening their states, most of which have been shut down for almost two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of the nation’s Catholic bishops are looking ...
With many Catholic media outlets struggling financially even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent economic downturn and closed parishes have compounded the problem. Greg Erlandson of Catholic News Service said he “would hate to see” ...
In a conversation with Our Sunday Visitor, Jason Shanks, president of the OSV Institute, explains the organization’s new initiative, OSV Innovation Talks, which, he said, are like Catholic TED Talks aimed at innovating ministry and ...
One of her closest friends was laid to rest, but all Anita Nobrega Franco could do was sit inside her car and look out the window to see her friend’s mourning relatives standing around her ...
They may not wear habits or live in community, but the lay Catholics who have been formed in the spirituality of a religious order look to embody the evangelical counsels as best they can in ...
The religious priests, brothers and sisters who live the evangelical counsel of poverty did not vow to be destitute, to live in squalor or dress in rags. They also never promised to forego the occasional ...
