Pope Francis wraps up six-day trip to Africa.
November, 2015

Should our Churches accept Syrian Refugee Families?+
The challenge before us cuts to the very core of being a Christian community.

National Gathering Helps Bishops Refine Approach to Pastoral Issues+
New four-year plan; documents on pornography, political responsibility approved.
Special Report: Pastoral Letter on Pornography+
The primary purpose of “Create in Me a Clean Heart” is to both provide words of “hope and healing” to the victims of pornography, and raise awareness about pornography’s all-encompassing reach and negative impact.
Stony Brook U’s Catholic Ministry Serves Beyond the Campus+
From harvesting food for community pantries, to giving their time to help children, members of Stony Brook's Catholic Campus Ministry have witnessed their faith across Long Island this fall.
Busy agenda at bishops’ national conference+
The bishops approved a formal statement on pornography, and an updated revision of a statement on the intersection of Catholic teaching in the political arena as part of their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore.
Bishop Murphy ordains 16 transitional deacons+
The Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate is the last major step before each man’s ordination to the priesthood in May and June of 2016.
‘God Promises Beauty Through the Ashes’+
But I feel like God gives free will to everyone, and people who want to choose evil have that same free will.
Pope: Biggest shortage facing humanity right now is lack of love+
When people trust in God and see themselves as children who are loved, then they "learn to look at the world with new eyes, made brighter by love and hope."
Diocese Honors Catechists for Service+
They serve because of their own individual encounter with Christ who called them each by name.