UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The flock of Syro-Malankara Catholics who emigrated from India to New York in 1984 was as small as a mustard seed, but the group has rooted and grown like a mulberry tree nourished by grace, said Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre.Read More

For years, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been praying for more seminarians – offering special intentions during Mass, holding Holy Hours in front of the Blessed Sacrament and saying rosaries for vocations.Read More

KARAK, Jordan – Comboni Sister Alessandra, the administrator of the Italian Hospital in Karak, knows what she’d do if she had a couple of million dollars.Read More

ATLANTA – During a discussion on racism at an Atlanta institute for Catholic social advocates, a theology professor told participants the Catholic Church has not been a beacon of racial justice in the United States, but has the tools to be an advocate for racial reconciliation.Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Ladies of Charity have always been dedicated to providing food, clothing and other assistance to the poor and needy. But as the international organization looks to the future, it is trying to find a new way to help the poor.Read More

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The pastor of the Catholic parish in Morris and a spokeswoman for the Diocese of St. Cloud have urged Catholics to contact the University of Minnesota-Morris to express their anger about a professor who desecrated a host reported to be consecrated.Read More

WASHINGTON – Haitian bishops agreed Sept. 24 to the creation of a broad-based reconstruction program involving church partners from around the world that will guide how parishes and Catholic schools destroyed in the January earthquake are rebuilt.Read More

Brendan Young wasn’t seeking awards when he assumed a major leadership role for the youth group of St. Margaret in Bel Air.Read More