Crying out to God and demanding answers when one's child dies is anything but a sign of a lack of faith, Pope Francis told a group of grieving Italian parents. "There is nothing worse than silencing pain, putting a silencer on suffering, removing... More
Peace in the birthplace of Jesus. After millennia of fighting, is such a thing even achievable? To this day, the Holy Land remains perhaps the most hotly contested piece of territory in the Middle East, if not the world. From its Mediterranean Sea... More
Two Catholic congregations in Arkansas received grants from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety as part of their Right to Worship Safely Grant Program. Subiaco Abbey received $30,805 and St. Mary of the Springs Church in Hot Springs received... More
A new recovery ministry is in the Diocese of Little Rock, and a small parish in Franklin County is the first to host meetings. Sacred Heart Church in Charleston, 20 miles east of Fort Smith, has Catholic in Recovery meetings every Sunday at 6 p.m.... More
Name: John Tí Anh Bui Age: 18 Parish: St. Patrick Church City: North Little Rock Family: Father, Chuc Bui; mother, Hanh Nguyen; brother, James, 17; and sister, Jenna, 15 Why you want to know John: John Tí Anh Bui is... More
Blessed Stanley Rother Church in Decatur is halfway through its year as the designated One Church partner. Located about 20 miles west of Rogers in northwest Arkansas, the small mission is seeking a one-time boost from all the other parishes in... More
Since becoming an affiliate office of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services in January, the Refugee Resettlement Program has resettled four families with a total of nine refugees. After vetting... More
The Catholic Charities Medical Clinic is looking for volunteers as it continues to serve Arkansas as it has done for more than 53 years. The clinic’s medical professionals and volunteers advance the mission to provide free primary care medical... More
March 31 will be the one-year anniversary of the tornadoes that ripped through Pulaski, Lonoke and Cross counties. In response, Catholic Charities of Arkansas has partnered with the Disaster Services Corporation (DSC) of the Society of St. Vincent... More
Catholic Charities office administrator Megan Moore (seated) and office assistant Andi Dunn serve as coordinators for the CRS Rice Bowl Lenten Program in the diocese. CRS Rice Bowls and materials were sent to 81 parishes and 10 Catholic schools prior... More