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St. Margaret’s parishioner provides job training to the incarcerated

Image of SHARING VALUABLE SKILLS - Bob, Mattucci, a parishioner at St. Margaret’s Church in Mattydale, N.Y., sites faith as his foundation for creating the job training program he teaches at Monroe County Penitentiary in Rochester and Suffolk County Correctional in Long Island.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. (The Catholic SUN) – “It was divine intervention,” said Bob Mattucci, parishioner at St. Margaret’s Church in ... continue reading

Faith helps California Catholic rebuild life after disfiguring cancer

Image of MAN OVERCAME DISFIGURING CANCER THAT ATTACKED HIS FACE – Terry Healey overcame a disfiguring cancer that attacked his face and called his identity into question. He underwent extensive surgery to have the cancer removed and 30 additional operations. Healey is seen in this undated photo after his recovery. (CNS)

DANVILLE, Calif. (CNS) – Ask Terry Healey what his life was like before cancer and he will sum it up with three words: "pretty easy ... continue reading

Mississippi church a 'dream deferred' for African-American Catholics

Image of LITURGICAL DANCER LEADS GROUP DURING DEDICATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHURCH – Linn Byrd, a member of the Sacred Heart Praise Dancers, leads youths in a liturgical dance during the dedication of the new Sacred Heart Church and Parish Center in Camden, Miss., in late March. The African-American Catholic community in Camden had been hoping for a new church since an earlier mission church closed in the 1970s. (CNS photo/Fabvienen Taylor, Mississippi Catholic)

CAMDEN, Miss. (CNS) – "It's been almost like a 'dream deferred' for this community," said Trinitarian Father Mike Barth, quoting the words ... continue reading

Hospice offers care for Christians, Muslims, Jews

Image of PATIENT WRITES OUT PRAYERS AT JERUSALEM HOSPICE FACILITY – Sister Constancia Francis, 82, writes out prayers as therapist Tammy Einstein, center, consults with another staff member at Saint-Louis Hospital in Jerusalem March 22. The facility, run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, provides hospice and geriatric care to Jerusalem residents of any race, religion or nationality. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

JERUSALEM (CNS) – When Sister Monika Dullmann first came as a volunteer to Saint-Louis Hospital as a young theologian, the most difficult ... continue reading

Holy Week Passover Seder connects Catholics to the Last Supper, Jews

Image of WOMAN PARTICIPATES IN SEDER MEAL – Sandra Steele lifts a cup of grape juice, symbolizing wine, during a Seder meal at St. Thomas More Church in Munster, Ind., March 24. The Seder is a special ritual during the Jewish festival of Passover, a holiday commemorating Jewish deliverance from Egyptian bondage and the time of the barley season. Many Catholics participate in a Seder during the season of Lent. (CNS/Northwest Indiana Catholic)

ROGERS, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) - In the past two decades, there has been a growing interest for Catholics in the significance and ... continue reading

Haunting faces of war – Journalist asks 'where are its victims now'

Image of CHILD OF WAR - A refugee from the war in El Salvador looks into the camera lens of Mary Carty, who visited refugee camps in El Salvador and Honduras in 1986. (Mary Carty)

COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The fourth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion by U.S. troops is a reminder of another anniversary ... continue reading

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$7.00 safety nets may save lives and reduce illness

Image of $7.00 NETS OFFERED AS PREVENTION AGAINST MALARIA- Fatou Dibba and her daughter keep mosquitoes away by sleeping under a net provided by CRS. (Photo CRS)

BALTIMORE, Md. (CRS) – Catholic Relief Services is issuing free, insecticide-treated bed nets to pregnant women and young children in ... continue reading

A big hit - Spring training baseball drives in funds for Catholic groups

Image of SPRING TRAINING FUND RAISER - Reene Bertone cleans the bleachers March 1 at Maryvale Stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers hold spring training. She staffs the games with dozens of volunteers to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul Parish. (The Catholic Sun)

PHOENIX, Ariz. (The Catholic Sun) – While millions of Americans donned green clothing and accessories March 17, some men from St. Patrick ... continue reading

Franciscan Mission cares for needy Peruvian children

Image of GIRL SWEEPS COURTYARD OF MISSION FOR CHILDREN IN PERU A girl sweeps the courtyard of a mission for children in Puerto Ocopa, Peru, Feb. 13. Five Franciscan sisters care for nearly 100 children at the mission. Children arrive at the mission under different circumstances. Some come when they are newborns, wh ile others are left at the mission because their families don't have enough food. (CNS photo/Barbara Fraser)

PUERTO OCOPA, Peru (CNS) – The morning mist still clings to the trees as more than a dozen girls line up on wooden pews in the chapel of ... continue reading

Religion, politics still too touchy a subject for Celtic band

Image of MEMBERS OF MUSIC BAND BOYS OF THE LOUGH – Brenden Begley, Dave Richardson, Malcom Stitt, Cathal McConnell (with glasses) and Kevin Henderson are members of the Celtic music band Boys of the Lough. Even after playing professionally for 40 years, Catholic member Cathal McConnell, a flutist and vocalist for the band, finds there are some songs that are too sensitive to make the group's repertoire, namely those about religion and politics. (CNS/courtesy of Boys of the Lough)

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Even after playing professionally for 40 years, Cathal McConnell, a flutist and vocalist for the Celtic music band Boys ... continue reading

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