From Carol Zimmermann at Catholic News Service WASHINGTON CNS -- Since 2006 the U S Catholic bishops Migration and Refugee Services has helped more than 2 700 victims of human trafficking obtain food clothing and access to medical care That service has come to a halt because the agency re

On this Feast of St Francis Faith Hope and Love the blog of CatholicMatch com offers an interesting look at single Catholic pet owners From a member survey CatholicMatch com learned that 62 percent of single Catholics own a pet and Christina Ries the blog s editor says that this statis

Somewhere along the line, I began learning from my younger sister.

Catholics academics professionals and pastoral workers were among the speakers at a recent Fordham University conference which sought according to the program to ldquo raise awareness and generate informed conversation about sexual diversity issues within the community of faith and in the broad

On Sept 16 Fordham University held a conference entitled Learning to Listen Voices of Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church Deb Word a panel speaker and member of Fortunate Families shared her experience of raising her son who is gay Kerry Weber Note This post and video have

Patty Fallone chose not to blame God when her husband was killed. She chose to make the best of her situation. Every day, she chose to get up every morning and go on living.

Ten years after 9/11, Laura Armstrong helps keep her brother's memory alive.

Today NPR offered a beautiful tribute to Franciscan Father Mychal Judge through the stories of one man who knew him mdash and one man who didn t Both were deeply affected by Judge s life and actions The piece includes an excerpt of the homily given by Father Michael Duffy also a Franciscan In t