Monday, August 1, 2022075Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel Church in Hazard County, Kentucky, had just come from volunteering at the food pantry that her parish helps support. They were cutting up melons to distribute to people hit hard by the torrential rain and flooding that has followed in the southeastern region of the state....
Friday, July 29, 2022063In his small office next to the world's largest Catholic Church, Conventual Franciscan Father Agnello Stoia spoke about the unique joys and challenges of being the pastor of St. Peter's Basilica. Like most parishes, St. Peter's has actual territorial boundaries: the exterior walls of the basilica and all of St. Peter's Square.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020048Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, asked Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land and make a real donation to support the church in the region.
Thursday, August 1, 2013047There can be no doubt that Pope Francis has changed the public’s perception of the Catholic Church and reshaped the papacy in the few short months since his election. Publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and The Dallas Morning News have all taken note of this...
Wednesday, July 24, 20130136The mosaic of hundreds of national flags waving in the cold wind on Copacabana beach was symbolic, as pilgrims from all backgrounds, driven by a single faith, participated in the opening Mass for World Youth Day.
