In 1983, Msgr. Robert Slattery, then president of Catholic Charities of St. Louis, recruited Sister Helen Negri to become the chief operating officer of Marygrove. She began with seven residents and built it to a multifaceted program of residential care[continue reading]
Loss of life through violence is never acceptable. It is particularly abhorrent when our young are taken at the dawn of their full potential. The Daughters of Charity of the United States are overwhelmed, saddened and outraged at the loss[continue reading]
The Congregation of the Mission, Eastern Province is producing a series of videos throughout Lent that will reveal what being Vincentian means to its members. Their website states, “St. Vincent de Paul encouraged five particular traits in his comrades: simplicity, meekness,[continue reading]
A prayer service for Dreamers will be held outside the Capitol at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. The event aims to unite Catholics in a nonpartisan, prayerful setting to emphasize the urgency of passing bipartisan legislation for Dreamers. Members of[continue reading]
On January 8, 2018 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 200,000 Salvadorans. TPS status was justifiably provided for this population in 2001 after repeated, major earthquakes in El Salvador destabilized the[continue reading]
Sponsored by the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, staffed by sisters and lay employees who are local residents and myriad volunteers, the center provides services to all members of the community. Services are provided within the framework of[continue reading]
Founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1617, the Ladies of Charity responded to the needs of the poor in 17th-century France. Together with St. Louise de Mariliac, they went quietly about their tasks, seeking no recognition, satisfied with the[continue reading]
Women religious and Catholic bishops are criticizing a decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to pull out of United Nations-sponsored talks on two linked global compacts on migration and refugees, calling it a failure of American leadership. According to a[continue reading]
On November 20, 2017 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. TPS is a temporary, renewable, and statutorily-authorized humanitarian migration program that permits individuals to remain and work lawfully in the U.S.[continue reading]
Pope Francis this week called for a “withdrawal of ‘overzealous treatment’,” saying that it “responsibly acknowledges the limitations of our mortality.” Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., president of the Catholic Health Association, praised the speech, acknowledging that sometimes, in an attempt[continue reading]