Catholics oppose Trump actions on border wall, sanctuary communities
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic organizations expressed distress and unease with President Donald J. Trump’s actions related to immigration while pledging to continue serving and supporting migrant people. The reactions came within hours of Trump’s signing of executive memorandums on national security Jan. 25 …
Cardinal Dolan: If sanctuary of the womb is violated, no one is safe
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York warned that if the sanctuary of the womb is violated, then other sanctuaries are at risk. “Can any of us be safe, can any of us claim a sanctuary anywhere when the first …
School choice initiatives gain momentum
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — School choice initiatives are no longer at the back of the class raising their hand and never getting called on. Today, they are taking a front seat in education circles, state assemblies and even Washington politics. Vouchers, tax credits and education savings accounts — …
De Paul Cristo Rey only Cincinnati School to receive Innovation Award
From Ohio Governor Kasich who called the Cristo Rey Model “The Coolest Thing Calling the Cristo Rey model, “the coolest thing,” Ohio Governor John Kasich honored DePaul Cristo Rey High School and the two other Ohio Cristo Rey schools with the Governor’s School Innovation Award. DePaul Cristo Rey was recognized, …
A picture says a thousand words: Catholic Central High School Students
Catholic Central High School Springfield engineering students spent an afternoon building and testing solar cars at the Westcott Solar House in Springfield.
Archbishop Schnurr: An exciting new vision for teaching catechists
My Dear Friends in Christ, I am writing to invite you to learn more about an exciting new vision for catechetical formation in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Catechesis is our encounter with the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, and the way we teach the Catholic faith in our schools …
Sidewalk counselor says ‘heart goes out’ to women in crisis pregnancies
IMAGE: By Dave Hrbacek ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — It didn’t take long for Nicky Peters to feel the drama of being a sidewalk counselor outside Planned Parenthood in St. Paul. The 19-year-old sophomore at St. Catherine University in St. Paul and member of St. Ambrose Parish in Woodbury had …
CRS president: Denying entry to refugees won’t make U.S. safer
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tomas Bravo, Reuters By Barb Fraze and Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — While U.S. elected officials have an obligation to protect the security of Americans, denying entry to desperate refugees will not make the country safer, said the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services. Sean Callahan, head …