St. Francis Xavier Cabrini took to heart Jesus' greatest commandment to love God and love one's neighbor by tending to those most in need -- children, the sick, orphans and "most of all" immigrants, said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan July 13.

After all previously stocked items are gone, no more single-use plastic will be sold.

Three years ago, Pope Francis elevated the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene, on July 22, to a feast day. To help better appreciate the gifts that women bring to the church, it is time to further elevate the feast day to a solemnity.

Members of the Dominican general chapter elected 51-year-old Father Gerard Francisco Timoner to be the master general of the worldwide religious order.

Any hand stitcher will tell you: To embroider or crochet slowly mends the spirit, stitch by stitch.

To find out about retreats you might start by looking up a nearby Jesuit retreat house on Jesuits.org.