Read more about the article Catholic Charities director teaches custom tailoring at McGruder FRC
Catholic Charities’ Sewing Training Academy Coordinator Trishawna Quincy films Catholic Charities’ Executive Director Judy Orr while she demonstrates a technique for a custom tailoring class she is teaching at the Academy. The class includes a mix of in-person students at the McGruder Family Resource Center and others who followed along through Zoom.

Catholic Charities director teaches custom tailoring at McGruder FRC

An accomplished seamstress, Judy Orr learned to sew as a child and loves sharing her favorite hobby with others.

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Read more about the article Spanish bishops denounce euthanasia bill
A photo illustration shows tools used in euthanasia. The Spanish bishops' conference has denounced a proposed bill that would legalize euthanasia in Spain. (CNS photo/Norbert Fellechner, www.imago via Reuters)

Spanish bishops denounce euthanasia bill

Euthanasia legislation is headed for the Spanish Senate and, if passed, would be a defeat for human dignity, the bishops say.

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Read more about the article Gulf Coast dioceses assess damage from Hurricane Sally
A home in Mobile, Ala., is seen damaged by Hurricane Sally Sept. 16, 2020. (CNS photo/Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week)

Gulf Coast dioceses assess damage from Hurricane Sally

A home in Mobile, Ala., is seen damaged by Hurricane Sally Sept. 16, 2020. CNS photo/Rob Herbst, The Catholic Week WASHINGTON. A Catholic archdiocese and two dioceses in three states…

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Read more about the article Goretti House offers ‘sisterhood’ of communal living for young adult women
Nine young Catholic women currently live in Goretti House, an intentional lay community for Catholic women in Nashville.

Goretti House offers ‘sisterhood’ of communal living for young adult women

Strong friendships are forged in the Goretti House’s rhythm of prayer and community, and the relationships last and evolve together.

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Read more about the article Creation must be protected, not exploited, pope says at audience
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 16, 2020. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

Creation must be protected, not exploited, pope says at audience

Continuing his series of talks on "healing the world," the pope reflected on the theme of "caring for the common home and contemplative attitude."

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Read more about the article Maronite Cardinal urges world to help restore Lebanon, not let it ‘fall into despair’
Members of a rescue team search through rubble of destroyed buildings in Beirut's port area Sept. 4, 2020, one month after a massive explosion. (CNS photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters)

Maronite Cardinal urges world to help restore Lebanon, not let it ‘fall into despair’

"Lebanon, the last Christian foothold in the Middle East,…the only democratic secular state in the Arab world, is an example of unity in diversity.”

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Read more about the article New Catholic University podcast series examines history of U.S. clergy sex abuse
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory preaches his homily during an Aug. 28, 2020, Mass of Peace and Justice at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. The narrator of a new Catholic University of America podcast on the church's sex abuse crisis told Catholic News Service Sept. 10, 2020, the project has gotten "incredible support from bishops," particularly Archbishop Gregory and Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

New Catholic University podcast series examines history of U.S. clergy sex abuse

A new podcast series from the Catholic University of America, "Crisis," has debuted, which examines the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. church.

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