“The economic recession of the past few years effectively wiped out all of the gains we made in cutting child poverty in the late 1990s.”
The National Cathedral in Washington and St. Patrick’s Church in Baltimore, Md., were among the structures left with the most serious damage after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Virginia on Aug. 23. • Church leaders in southern India who hoped to “curb the flow of liquor in Keral
The annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may prove notable this year because of observations that in the past would hardly raise an eyebrow. It includes a thorough reiteration of the U.S. church’s historical support of organized labor and an acknowledgment of
A brief report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate offers some statistics worth worrying over.
“People were angry at God [after 9/11] and they had every right to be, but that was not my experience,” said Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer of the NYFD.
The changes sweeping through the region give rise to hopes, but also concerns.