VATICAN CITY (AP) — The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial thanked Pope Francis for giving scholars access to the Holy See’s World War II-era archives. Dani Dayan, who recently met with Francis at the Vatican, said the pontiff described the archives’ opening as “an ...
About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, the Rev. Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional duty — helping congregants deal with anxiety. The pastor, who leads El Templo Cristiano Assembly of God, which is ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental health professionals. On Ivy League campuses, large public institutions and faith-based colleges, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain independence as ...
It is Memorial Day this Monday, and, contrary to popular belief, this holiday does not commemorate picnics, swimming pools, and a long weekend. According to Webster, a memorial is “something established to remind people of a person or an event,” in this case the sacrifices made by our ...
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Fearing the Monastery of the Angels could be sold for private use or redevelopment, Los Angeles preservationists and advocates are forming a nonprofit as they seek to acquire and take responsibility for the beloved Hollywood home to cloistered Dominican nuns. Over the ...
