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Ohio parishioners raise money for school by creating children's books

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LIMA, Ohio (CNS) – Parishioners at St. Gerard Parish in Lima might say they are writing the book on fundraising. That's because a parish ... continue reading

Make firm resolution to ‘take five’ to realize New Year's ‘evolutions’

Image of POPE BLESSES YOUTHS AT WORLD PEACE DAY MASS – Pope Benedict XVI blesses young pilgrims at the end of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1, New Year's Day. Author Mary Carty writes that, while the New Year’s resolution list from 2006 may be a cause for disappointment, 2007 New Year

COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The New Year’s resolution list from 2006 may be a cause for celebration or disappointment. Chances ... continue reading

The third week of Advent brings us closer to Christmas

Image of CANDLE FOR THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT - The rose colored candle represents is lit during the third week of Advent and the color represents a hopeful look toward Christ's coming. (CNS)

NEW YORK (The Christophers) – Since Advent means “coming,” as we think about Jesus’ coming at Christmas, let’s consider the words of ... continue reading

Parish rectory becomes family-friendly as deacon and family move in

Image of DEACON PICTURED WITH FAMILY IN NEW YORK CHURCH Deacon Dean Condon and his wife, Janet, and their children, from left, 10-month-old Daniel, 5-year-old Rachel, 13-year-old David, 10-year-old Paul, 7-year-old Timothy and 14-year-old Josh, are pictured in All Saints Church in Corning, N.Y., in early Sep tember. Deacon Condon and his large family moved into the parish rectory in July. The 44-year-old deacon had spent the previous 11 years as pastoral administrator at Guardian Angels Parish in Henrietta, N.Y. (CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)

CORNING, N.Y. (CNS) – It's a safe bet that in the long history of the rectory at St. Mary Church in Corning, no previous occupants felt ... continue reading

U.S. archdiocese, Dominican Republic parish mark 25-year partnership

Image of DOMINICAN BOYS FISH FROM SHORE OFF CARIBBEAN SEA: A boy casts a fishing line from the shore of Los Negros in the Dominican Republic in late October. The fishing community located along the Caribbean Sea is one of 28 communities that make up La Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) Parish, which operates under the direction of U.S. priests from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The archdiocese was celebrating the 25th anniversary of its relationship with La Sagrada Familia. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, Catholic Herald)

SABANA YEGUA, Dominican Republic (CNS) – Twenty-five years ago, two priests from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Fathers Richard Broach and ... continue reading

Pope asks young people to be messengers of peace

Image of POPE WAVES AS HE ARRIVES FOR GENERAL AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 8. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI asked a group of young people from different religious traditions to be messengers and witnesses of ... continue reading

The Battle for Catholic Education - Prevent the Collapse Now!

The Battle for Catholic Education - Prevent the Collapse Now!

Philadelphia Catholic schools are 'beacons' in troubled neighborhoods

Image of PHILADELPHIA NUN HELPS CHILDREN DURING AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY: Sister Koreen Marie Cotee, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and principal of St. Veronica School in Philadelphia, assists Ellyssa Del Rosario and Ralph Antonio Espinosa during an after-school activity at the school in la te September. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, Catholic Standard & Times)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CNS) – The parish schoolhouse door is staying open after the regular school day in five troubled Philadelphia ... continue reading

'Why are they so brutal to us?'

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STILLMORE, Ga. (The Southern Cross) - The Catholic Latino community in Stillmore, Georgia, has been affected as never before. Some men have ... continue reading

God's wonder, diverse community greet Catholic priest in Antarctica

Image of PRIEST STANDS NEXT TO SIGN AT SOUTH POLE – Father John Harrison, a priest of the Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand, stands next to a sign at the South Pole in 2003. Father Harrison is in his fifth year as a chaplain at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, where 1,000 people or more work each year on National Science Foundation projects or in support services for the researchers. (CNS/courtesy of Father Harrison)

WASHINGTON (CNS) – As Father John Harrison prepared to make his fifth trip to the South Pole in late October, he couldn't help but think ... continue reading

‘Fruitful’ relief effort joins U.S., Mexican farmers to harvest higher prices, less reason to immigrate

Image of APPLE GROWERS SHARE INFORMATION – Ralph Broetje (center), founder of Broetje First Fruits of Washington, discusses growing techniques with Juan Gonzalez, Frente Democratico Campesino apple grower, on an orchard in Chihuahua, Mexico. A Catholic Relief Services program links Mexican and U.S. apple farmers and the advanced technology used to harvest them. The program has already improved the quality of life for dozens of Mexican farming families, decreasing their need to migrate to the United States. (CRS)

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Catholic Relief Services) – This August ended a nearly decade-long drought in Chihuahua, Mexico. The rain was greeted ... continue reading

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