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 — Father Michael Martin, OFM Conv., who held several positions at St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, has been named the next bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter J. Jugis, 67, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, for health reasons. […]