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New complex planned for anti-gang program

Image of JESUIT ANTI-GANG EFFORT BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW FACILITY IN LOS ANGELES
Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, center, is assisted by youths from Homeboy Industries as he breaks ground on the organization's new headquarters in Los Angeles in early March. The 21,000-square-foot center will house a cafe, catering kitchen, offices, a counseling room and other services to assist youths breaking away from the gang lifestyle. (CNS photo)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The mayor of Los Angeles said that a new, long-awaited facility to be built for an anti-gang program could be called ... continue reading


Tax duty and Easter duty: Prepare for deadline by taking inventory

Image of WINDOW OF RECONCILIATION - The reconciliation window at St. Joseph Church in West Bend, Ind., is inscribed with the words

(Catholic Online)- April 15, 2006 is the annual Internal Revenue ServiceÂ’s written deadline for filing a tax return, and this year, Holy ... continue reading



Child with Down syndrome brings blessings to family and friends

Image of BOY WITH DOWN SYNDROME POSES WITH DOG AT NORTH DAKOTA HOME
Colten Schneider poses with his dog D.J. at his home in Fargo, N.D. The 8-year-old boy, who with his family attends St. Anthony Church in Selz, has Down syndrome. He struggles to express himself verbally, but his family and his friends almost always kno w exactly what he is saying. (CNS photo/courtesy Schneider family).

FARGO, N.D. – When there's a Minnesota Vikings football game on TV, there's no interrupting 8-year-old Colten Schneider while he is ... continue reading


Classmates' prayers help 7-year-old recover from rare heart disease

Image of HAWAIIAN GIRL WHO RECOVERED FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS PICTURED IN CLASSROOM
In early February, Meaghan Ababa, shown at her desk Feb. 26 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Sunday school in Honolulu, developed fulminant myocarditis, a rare heart ailment, and was a candidate for a heart transplant in a Los Angeles hospital. She recovered suddenly on the day her Sunday school class prayed for her. Today she is in perfect health, and her doctor credits the prayers and the care she received. (CNS photo)

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- In many ways, Meaghan Ababa is a typical 7-year-old girl. She loves playing with her Bratz dolls, going to the Chuck E. ... continue reading


It is never too late… to begin Lenten practices

WILMINGTON, Del. (The Dialog)– During the 40 days before Easter, Catholics are called to prepare for the resurrection by drawing closer to ... continue reading


Habitat for Humanity houses ready for hurricane-displaced families

Image of VOLUNTEERS PAINT INTERIOR OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME IN LOUISIANA Sarah Hyde and Zac Amos, volunteers from AmeriCorps, who participated in Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge, paint the interior of Chris and Melissa Carrington's home March 17 in Bayou Blue, La. The Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity is building t he homes for families displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Carringtons, who have lost two houses to natural disasters, will be the first to move into one of the new homes. (CNS photo)

SCHRIEVER, La. – Sounds of hammers pounding and saws buzzing have filled the air in the small Bayou Blue community, where the local ... continue reading



Nun's rare illness spurs new approach to life

Image of NUN WITH DISEASE WALKS – Sister Peggy Mahoney, director of planned giving for the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., walks in late October. The Mercy sister was diagnosed in 2003 with polymyositis, an autoimmune disease, though she is determined not to let the disease take over her life or define who she is. (CNS photo)

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Most people would not see a chronic, progressive, debilitating disease as a blessing, or call themselves "one of the ... continue reading


'God's given me a second chance,' paralympian says

Image of PARALYMPIAN COMPETES – Chris Manns, a member of the U.S. Paralympics sled hockey team, is pictured during a game in early February against Germany in the USA Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. Manns, 25, was named to his second sled hockey team, which was competing in this year's Paralympic Games March 10-19 in Turin, Italy. (Colorado Catholic Herald photo)

COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado Catholic Herald) – Chris Manns was not even a teenager when he lost the use of both his legs in a train ... continue reading


'Making music has healed me'

Image of Beth Nielsen Chapman. (Catholic Digest photo)

(Catholic Digest) -- After writing hits for Lorrie Morgan, Waylon Jennings, and Trisha Yearwood, Beth Nielsen Chapman goes back to her ... continue reading


Veteran American tennis star shares his witness of God

HONG KONG (UCAN) – Michael Chang Te-pei 's mind was filled with questions for God when he won the French Open in June of 1989. At that ... continue reading


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