School News: Badin High staff adds mental health professional
Looking after the needs of students is Job One at Badin High School, and Lauren Rosenberger will be joining the BHS staff in order to help enhance that effort. Rosenberger, a 2005 graduate of Badin, is a mental health professional affiliated with Catalyst Counseling, which specializes in mental health services …
CANCER CARE MINISTRY TRAINING OFFERED AT MARIA STEIN SHRINE
MARIA STEIN, Ohio (August 5, 2021) – Do you know someone diagnosed with cancer? Have you felt compelled to offer meaningful support but are not sure how? The St. Peregrine Cancer Care Ministry is an outreach of the Maria Stein Shrine that has the mission of being a source of …
Vatican announces launch of Catholic ‘global compact’ on the family
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 6, 2021 / 08:10 am The Vatican is launching a research project on the family to be carried out by Catholic universities around the world. The results of the project, called the Catholic Global Compact on the Family, will be presented at an event …
Catholics mourn death of labor leader Richard Trumka
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 6, 2021 / 10:01 am Catholics this week mourned the death of longtime labor leader Richard Trumka, who died on Thursday at the age of 72. Trumka, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday, was the president of the largest U.S. federation of …
Puerto Rican bishops encourage participation in march against gender ideology
by Cynthia Perez San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug 5, 2021 / 16:30 pm The bishops in Puerto Rico have encouraged participation in a march against gender ideology, a citizen initiative in response to the upcoming launch of the “gender perspective curriculum” announced by the territorial government. The Puerto Rican bishops’ …
‘An assault on those who are pro-life’: Legal group responds to DOJ dropping conscience complaint
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 5, 2021 / 11:15 am Members of Congress and a conservative legal group this week criticized the Justice Department for dropping its conscience rights lawsuit against a Vermont hospital. In December 2020, the Justice Department sued the University of Vermont Medical Center after a …
Keeping Kids Safe Online
As a side effect of the pandemic, the past year has seen an exponential jump in the use of technology to reach out to people, access information, work, play and even shop with the ease of our mobile devices. With all of these advances, however, comes increased access to harmful …
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold and her Catholic high school goes wild
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2021 / 17:01 pm Students and staff at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey cheered on Tuesday night as alumna sprinter Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record at the Tokyo Olympics en route to a gold medal. “The …
Archbishop Lori: St John Vianney, Bl Michael McGivney were both ‘exemplary pastors of souls’
by Jonah McKeown Hartford, Conn., Aug 4, 2021 / 15:10 pm Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, on Wednesday highlighted the similarities between St. John Vianney and Blessed Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights. He made the comparison during his homily at a …
Bioethicist: There must be conscience exemptions to vaccine mandates
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2021 / 13:01 pm As workplaces have begun to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, some Catholic institutions insist that conscience exemptions are necessary. In addition, priests should be allowed to support Catholics who conscientiously refuse COVID-19 vaccines, says one bioethicist. “It is Catholic …
