A coalition of public, private and faith-based partners plans to gather for a one-hour prayer vigil Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. to remember the lives lost to homicide this year and plead for an end to violence in Baltimore City.
Social Justice
Saints, Pelicans owner honored for service ’empowering the most vulnerable’
The owner of two New Orleans professional sports teams has been recognized by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association for her “unwavering commitment to her Catholic faith,” as well as “her outstanding contributions to the promotion of human dignity.”
Fight against poverty must be based on Gospel, social doctrine, pope says
Pope Francis prayed that Advent would be a time of spiritual renewal to build up a civilization of love.
Charity is more than material support, pope says
Charity involves more than offering material aid to those in need; it also calls for a commitment to fostering societal change, Pope Francis said.
El Salvador archbishop blasts mining law change, says it will cause ‘irrevocable damage’
Catholic leaders in Central America expressed alarm over the idea of repealing a national prohibition on extractive activities in El Salvador — putting the church in opposition to the country’s popular president.
Missouri farmer’s faith drives him to innovate, stand up for farmers, communities
This fifth-generation parishioner and curator of the soil assembles the teachings of the church into a more sustainable, God-oriented way of farming.
Feeding 2.4 million schoolchildren every day with Our Lady as his ‘boss’
Mary’s Meals serves meals to 2,429,182 children every school day across 17 countries.
Pope: Schools should be centers of formation, not ‘achievement factories’
Culture and education must go hand-in-hand to form students into agents of social change driven by hope, Pope Francis said.
Pope calls on G20 to work for food equality, end armed conflicts
The “silent acceptance” of famine in the world is a “scandalous injustice and a grave offense” that requires the unified attention of the international system, Pope Francis said.
Poor cannot keep waiting for justice, solidarity, pope says
A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an innocuous devotion, Pope Francis said.
Ahead of World Day of the Poor, cause opens for France’s ‘charitable spouses’
Ahead of World Day of the Poor, observed in the church Nov. 17, French bishops gave a green light to open the sainthood cause for a married couple who gave up their noble and rich life to care for the sick and poor.
Pope asks parishes, religious orders to help alleviate housing crisis
Pope Francis is asking parishes, Catholic institutions and religious congregations in Rome to celebrate the Holy Year 2025 by offering a home to someone who is without.