WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network this week sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to pursue global debt relief initiatives that will economically serve both developing countries and the United States. In the letter, Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on […]
Buffalo, N.Y., February 14, 2025 – The sale of the Diocese of Buffalo’s property in East Aurora that was the former home of Christ the King Seminary closed today, completing the transfer to new owners. The closing today follows a public auction held Oct. 28, 2024, administered through U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in which World Mission […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unresolved question of whether life exists on other planets continues to spark curiosity from the public and the interest of scientists. One Catholic physicist working on missions to search for potential life also recognizes it as an opportunity to see the glory of God. Jonathan Lunine, a convert to the Catholic […]
Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeast in late September, causing $27 billion in damage. The deadliest storm since Hurricane Katrina has left 221 fatalities and 285 people missing. Hurricane Milton has followed, sweeping across Florida on Oct. 9. Bishop Michael W. Fisher has asked that a second collection be held in the upcoming weeks to […]
Catholic agencies in western North Carolina are mobilizing to help with relief efforts amid devastating flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, which dumped torrential rain on mountain communities there leaving serious damage and dozens dead. Patricia Guilfoyle, assistant director of communications for the Diocese of Charlotte, said churches across the diocese are gearing […]
WASHINGTON — Following the news of the shooting at a political rally involving former President Donald Trump, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops offered the following statement: “Together with my brother bishops, we condemn political violence, and we offer our prayers […]
The Diocese of Buffalo has announced that The St. Jude Center has been listed for sale. The building, at 760 Ellicott St. in Buffalo, with an adjoining carriage house that serves as the current chapel, was purchased in late 1960s to found the professional pastoral care ministry in the diocese. The 8,755 square-foot structure includes […]
Three Catholic bishops warned of a growing ideological polarization within the Church and the need for civil dialogue among those with disagreements during a livestreamed panel discussion on Tuesday afternoon.
Quick action by alert parishioners and local police are credited with averting a tragedy at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, yesterday. As 60 children were preparing for their first Communion, the parish located south of Lafayette, Louisiana, reported that an armed “suspicious person opened the back door.” “The individual was immediately confronted […]
Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and school counseling program coordinator at Niagara University, along with his colleague, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor at Syracuse University, received a $5,000 grant from the New York State School Counselor Association to examine the relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and student-to-school counselor ratios on student outcomes.
