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The Pope Video • Priests and Their Pastoral Ministry
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. Pope Francis - July 2018 [youtube...
Pope’s Video Won an International Prize for Best Strategy
On Friday, June 15, a video with the collaboration of Pope Francis won an international prize for “best strategy in social action” at the International Festival of Social Publicity in Spain. Jesús Colina, from Aletia writes: The video was put together by the Migrants...
Federation Statement and AIC: Act Now – U.S./Mexico Border
The Sisters of Charity Federation released the following statement yesterday regarding the separation of families at the United States/Mexico Border: We, the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America, support the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statement that separating...
The Pope Video • Social Networks
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that social networks may work towards that inclusiveness which respects others for their differences. Pope Francis - June 2018 The Internet is a gift of God, but it is also a...
Social Innovation to Help Refugees
Catholic social innovation tends to repurpose existing resources and draw on existing relationships to address issues such as the refugee crisis,
Future of Marthas is ‘hope-filled’
Joanne O’Regan met her first ‘Martha’ in the late 1990s. “I remember thinking, ‘I like the way they are in the world,’” she said Wednesday of her first impression of the Antigonish-based Sisters of St. Martha. Though raised a Roman Catholic in Toronto, O’Regan hadn’t...
The Pope Video • The Mission of the Laity
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that the lay faithful may fulfil their specific mission, by responding with creativity to the challenges that face the world today. Pope Francis - May 2018 Lay people are on the...
Buffalo Ladies of Charity Gets a Special Surprise and Visit from Al Roker
TODAY Show's Al Roker visited 96-year-old Daisy Estelle Anderson, a volunteer with the Ladies of Charity of Buffalo. From their site: As our Neighbors Helping Neighbors series continues to spotlight people making a difference in their communities, TODAY’s Al Roker...
Vatican Video: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World
On Monday, April 9, the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today’s world. Watch the Vatican Media video below which highlights the theme of this latest Apostolic Exhortation. [youtube...
The Pope Video • For Those Who Have Responsibility In Economic Matters
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. Pope Francis - April 2018 The economy cannot attempt only to increase...