A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Sayers’ first five novels touch on the sense of separateness and isolation of Catholic communities in the heavily Protestant U.S. South.
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Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged
At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico.
Sister James Frances McGlashen, O.S.F., dies at 100
A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 15 for Franciscan Sister James Frances McGlashen at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image
Thousands have seen the photograph and its impact continues weeks after the priest took the shot.
Movie Review: ‘Underwater’
Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.
Middle Ground: St. Stephen School in Bradshaw opens new building for grades 6-8
White boards share wall space with BenQ interactive flat-screen boards that connect to a computer, the Internet or TV, and work with other high-tech tools.
Don’t let the devil light ‘fire’ of war in your heart, pope says
People cannot call themselves Christians if they sow the seeds of war, Pope Francis said.
Amid threat of war, world must not give up hope, pope tells diplomats
Hope is the virtue needed to approach the coming year, especially when the looming threat of war surrounds a humanity scarred by violence, Pope Francis said.
USCCB president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, seek peace
Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace.”
‘No end in sight to the horror’: Australian bishops respond to fires
Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires.
New Maryland Catholic Conference director sees opportunities for collaboration
Kraska comes to Maryland from a 12-year stint as executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference. She also served in the past as president of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors.
Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between U.S., Iran
Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following the assassination of a top Iranian general.