Lenten fish fries are a staple for Catholics. But they also reflect the corporal work of mercy of feeding the hungry. In a suburb north of Houston, Chris and Michelle Nelli lead their four children in ...

Giving back to your community can be a deeply rewarding experience. About 100 teenagers learned that firsthand June 16-21 as part of Works of Mercy, a day camp for charitable outreach. Under the ...

Pope Francis on Thursday proposed that caring for the environment be added to the traditional seven works of mercy that Christians are called to perform, taking his green agenda to a new level by ...

In a talk in Boston in 1979, Marie Augusta Neal, S.N.D.deN., said that the whole of Catholic social teaching can be summed up in a quote from St. John the Baptist: “Whoever has two tunics should share ...

For more than 50 years, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lancaster city has put teens’ time and energy over the summer to good use in its Works of Mercy program. This year, the teenagers are completing ...

Find today’s readings here. Pope Francis is a big proponent of the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. These acts of service are especially appropriate during Lent, when many people commit to ...

Four weeks ago, on Monday during the First Week of Lent, the collect at the beginning of Mass asked God: Convert us, O God our Savior, and instruct our minds by heavenly teaching, that we may benefit ...

BELOIT- A new center will be opening, in Beloit, on Sept. 8 providing laundry and shower services to the adult homeless population. Stateline Works of Mercy will be located at 655 Bluff St. attached ...