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3 Stories of Love in a Summer of Tragedy

3 Stories of Love in a Summer of Tragedy

Love can illuminate even the darkest of times. In a summer filled with division and conflict, here are three stories of faith communities…
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5 Catholic Ministries Helping Migrants at the Border

5 Catholic Ministries Helping Migrants at the Border

For 114 years Catholic Extension has partnered with dioceses and parishes, religious sisters and priests, and various faith-based…
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Churches in America are shrinking. Meet the mission parish in Tennessee that is defying the trend.

Churches in America are shrinking. Meet the mission parish in Tennessee that is defying the trend.

According to a recent Gallup Poll, church attendance in the United States is at an all-time low. But in eastern Tennessee, the Catholic…
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Catholic youth are leaving the Church. Meet the Ph.D. in El Paso who may have a solution.

Catholic youth are leaving the Church. Meet the Ph.D. in El Paso who may have a solution.

Young people across the U.S. are leaving the Church. A study by St. Mary’s Press finds that youth who leave the church stop identifying as…
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Bridges Over Troubled Borders

Bridges Over Troubled Borders

Recently I visited St. Mark Parish in El Paso, Texas, and had the opportunity to talk with volunteers who staff the parish’s RICO ministry…
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Cowboy Turns Shepherd

Cowboy Turns Shepherd

On a cattle ranch in the Rockies, Jason Pettigrew’s ride took an unusual turn — to the seminary
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Texas Parish ‘Welcomes the Stranger’ on the Border

Texas Parish ‘Welcomes the Stranger’ on the Border

The Humanitarian Respite Center run by a Catholic sister has assisted more than 74,000 asylum seekers from Central America
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5 Inspiring Quotes from Pope Francis’ TED Talk

Pope Francis surprised the social media world this week with an inspiring TED…

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Helping Youth to Know Their Worth

Young adult leader shares his journey of pursuing his passion for…

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