Since 2023, Father Mike Murphy has led a gun buyback program with the help of the Baltimore Police Department and with the support of the local archdiocese.
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Prevost’s Parish Ministry: The Chicagoland church that helped form Pope Leo XIV
“He had a great way of just kind of getting in the middle,” one sister recalled of the future pope, “and making both sides come together and build bridges.”
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The closing of Iowa’s parishes is an opportunity for laypeople
In light of the church’s social teaching, what responsibilities remain after the parish map changes?
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In a world where the glamour of evil rules, Catholics must create beauty
If you want justice, work for beauty.
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How the St. Francis Breadline provides food to NYC’s homeless—without judgment
Since 1930, the St. Francis Breadline has stayed open through blackouts, blizzards and rainstorms, serving without judgment everyone who comes.
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In Chicago, a Catholic community organizer is using faith to resist ICE
Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez helped found the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership in 2017. Now the group finds itself in court with the Trump administration.
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In the footsteps of St. Francis: How my travels through Italy brought me closer to a beloved saint
All of life was a pilgrimage for St. Francis of Assisi. It only made sense, 800 years after his death, that I would go on my own pilgrimage in search of him.
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The U.S. bishops are speaking out forcefully on politics—and finally being heard
Prompted by the beginnings of both Leo XIV’s papacy and the second term of Donald J. Trump, the bishops are using their voice in a new way.
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How an F.D.N.Y. chaplain was formed by 9/11
As a young man, Chris Keenan befriended Mychal Judge, O.F.M. He never expected to follow in his footsteps.
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Meet the Catholic schools serving students with special needs
Because Catholic education should be available to all.