On June 18, in honor of the 12th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), President Joe Biden announced an upcoming executive order designed to keep families together during the immigration process. En español Under our current laws, people who entered…
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Several members of the Diocese of Little Rock attended the Latino Enrollment Institute at the University of Notre Dame June 16-19. St. Joseph School in Conway was represented by principal Matthew Tucker, board member Blanca Ramirez and associate pastor Father Daniel Wendel.…
« read »Marie Rollins, a member of St. Mary Church in Siloam Springs, was named a Lumen Christi Award nominee by Catholic Extension. Rollins is the founder of HOPE’s Kitchen and has overseen the volunteers for the past 11 years. Since then, they have…
« read »Arkansas Catholic earned six writing awards during the annual Catholic Media Conference in Atlanta June. 21. Editor Malea Hargett brought home two first-place awards for best editorials for weekly newspapers, one on Arkansas’ maternal mortality rate and another on Catholics seeking public…
« read »St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville is hosting a garage sale from June 28-July 7 from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, except July 4. All proceeds will go toward the new church construction. For more information or…
« read »Camp Joshua, a pro-life camp for students ages 13-19, is set for July 26-28 at CrossHeirs Retreat Center in Humphrey. The three-day camp is designed to train students to be effective pro-life leaders and covers all the basics of pro-life issues in…
« read »A women’s retreat, titled “Thy Will Be Done: Putting Ourselves in the Hands of God,” will be held Oct. 4-6 at Subiaco Abbey. The retreat directors/speakers are Debbie Eckert, spiritual director and retired business owner, and Father John Marconi, spiritual director and…
« read »Pope Francis said that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati “will be a saint soon.” Known as “the Man of the Eight Beatitudes,” he was beatified by St. John Paul II in 1990 after his sainthood cause was launched in 1932. The Polish pope…
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In the run-up to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, opening on July 26, the “Holy Games” project, launched for the occasion by the French bishops and the Archdioceses of Paris, is gaining momentum with a growing number of events on…
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A new study suggests that Catholic belief in the Real Presence may be higher than previous data indicated — but measuring that belief accurately remains a tricky task for researchers. Regular Mass attendance, however, has emerged as a key factor in determining…
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