Cubans are coming to parishes saying they haven’t eaten in days

Cubans are coming to parishes saying they haven’t eaten in days, bishop laments In a country where deprivation is the norm, the situation is exacerbated by deteriorating infrastructure and the U.S. fuel embargo. People are hungry and the Church is striving to meet their needs. Young Catholics drive record crowds for Chartres Pilgrimage in France Nearly 20,000 people from 22 countries took part in the three-day walk. An internal study of the pilgrims this year looked at their faith, practice, and motivations. 2 brothers ordained priests on same day in Brazil, fulfilling ‘God’s dream,’ bishop says Taking different paths to the priesthood, two brothers were ordained on May 23 in their childhood parish, where they had served as altar boys and sang in the choir. Charles Zech, professor who launched papal-approved church management program, dies at 79 The professor founded and led the Center for Church Management at Villanova University, where he taught economics for years.

Churchgoers hear about political, social issues in U.S. from pulpit, Pew survey says White evangelical Protestants and U.S. Catholics were the most likely to report that clergy recently spoke about abortion.