By Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register, Mar 16, 2024 / 07:00 am When St. Patrick arrived in Ireland in the fifth century, he came first as a slave. He later returned as a missionary to plant the seeds of the Catholic faith. In a similar fashion, when the first Irish …

by Kevin Jones Denver, Colo., Mar 17, 2021 / 03:12 am MT ().- The history of Catholic America is, in many ways, an Irish story, with immigrant congregations and their descendants putting their stamp on many churches across the country. “It was the Irish who made the Church grow,” said …

St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world’s most popular saints. He was born in Roman Britain and when he was fourteen or so, he was captured by Irish pirates during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. At the time, …

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by Kevin Jones Washington D.C., Mar 17, 2021 / 11:04 am MT (CNA).- Among the most popular saints today, Saint Patrick was a bishop and missionary to Ireland. However, he also spent several years as a slave, and once issued a heartfelt plea on behalf of girls and boys abducted …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 14:45 pm Riley Gaines and more than a dozen other female athletes filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) on Thursday alleging that allowing men to compete in women’s competitions denies women protections promised under Title IX. In a …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state unemployment system. Catholic …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2024 / 17:20 pm Kamala Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic when she toured a Planned Parenthood facility in Minneapolis on Thursday. While at the clinic Harris met with the staff and toured the facility. After touring …

BLUE ASH, OHIO — Ursuline Academy has named alumna Patricia Norton Boehm, Ed.D., as its next president, effective July 1. Boehm ‘94, who currently serves as Ursuline’s interim president, was unanimously selected by the board of trustees Wednesday evening following a thorough national search. Boehm brings extensive school leadership experience …

As I write this, my son lies next to me in his bassinet, just 13 days old. A first-time mom, I learned over the past nine months just how much preparation is necessary for a family to welcome a new and precious, little life into their world. There have been …