VATICAN CITY (CNS) — There is no such thing as people who only take and never give, Pope Francis told a group of visitors experiencing homelessness and volunteers who assist them. “We are all givers and receivers, we all need each other and are called to enrich each other,” he said during a private audience […]
Works of Mercy
Local Catholics help bring scarce clean water to thirsty around world
Lack of clean water is a matter of life and death in the developing world, and to those experiencing homelessness. From Baltimore to India, fortunately, someone is doing something about it.
In challenging time, priests lean on their own loss as they bury the dead
Sensitive pastoral care from priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, coupled with the support of funeral homes and cemeteries, has comforted many families during the coronavirus pandemic
Response grows to those out of work, on front lines during crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken lives and strained healthcare workers. It has shuttered businesses, putting more in a hand-to-mouth existence and further burdening food banks and soup kitchens. Fortunately, many are doing something to stem those needs.
From a distance: Ministering to the ill among coronavirus challenges
Visits to the sick are taking new forms in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
Multiple efforts needed to get people off the street and under cover
Catholic agencies and parishes are working to get people off the streets and into homes.
Parishes, medical teams and individuals keep giving to Haiti
The patience of Job is required of the poor of Haiti – and those attempting to alleviate their suffering.
Counsel the Doubtful: Across archdiocese, parishioners give to crisis pregnancy centers
“One of the most loving decisions you can make is to carry a child and then let someone else adopt it,” O’Connell said. “There can be a stigma attached to adoption. Abortion is easier to hide, it’s more appealing. That’s what we’re up against.”