Sisters around the world fight trafficking

A formidable multi-billion-dollar human-trafficking industry has driven Catholic religious women to collaborate among themselves and with other sectors of society to stop what Pope Francis has called “the most extensive form of slavery of the 21st...
Prayers growing on trees

Prayers growing on trees

The Sisters of Charity Prayer Tree represents a unique way to tell the story of human trafficking and encourage prayer for its abolition. Click the graphic and then on the signs hanging from the branches to learn more about the issues and words to promote prayerful...

Pope asks permission for a Bishop

Francis named Bishop Nunzio Galantino the new secretary of the Italian bishops’ conference while allowing him to serve part-time while remaining in his diocese. John Allen writes in a column in the National Catholic Reporter…. “A typical Francis...
Stop! Look! Go! – Recipe for Gratefulness

Stop! Look! Go! – Recipe for Gratefulness

A blessed New Year to you and to all those close to your heart! Let’s open our eyes and recognize 2014 for what it really is: A wonderful tree heavy with harvest — every day of all four seasons. And let’s practice the trick for harvesting this abundance of...