Families in impoverished nations don't have access to a quality education and, sadly, the children must work to survive - many times in extremely harsh and dangerous conditions.

Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, who is now safe in the United States after being held captive in Burkina Faso, Africa, for nearly five months, spoke to the Clarion Herald today about her ordeal and how her Catholic faith protected her during her trials.

Please continue to pray for persecuted Christians around the world as we prepare for Mission Sunday on October 23.

The Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) works to spread the Gospel through the media in all its forms.

Pope Francis called on all Christians to “hope for this fullness of life that awaits us all...”

Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in Nicaragua, where church charitable projects have been prohibited, priests arrested and stopped from celebrating Mass and the Missionaries of Charity expelled.

Please assist Aid to the Church in Need’s efforts to provide persecuted Christians with the financial help they need to survive (see: https://bit.ly/2vxeFsz).

How long has it been since you’ve told a homilist you really appreciate his words?

"By any measure, the Jims – Finks and Mora – are among the most significant individuals in franchise history." - Ed Daniels, Sports

"Locally, the synod coordinator held a series of listening sessions, many of which I was a part of. There was also online access available for people to make their voices heard." - Archbishop Aymond

Why is an internationally syndicated Catholic social justice and peace columnist on such a list? Well, I don’t exactly know why. But I have pretty good hunch. - Tony Magliano

" ... weapons of mass destruction are programmed at 'launch ready alert' – otherwise known as 'hair-trigger alert' – ... fully armed and ready to be launched within just 30 minutes of a perceived nuclear attack." -- Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

“I want to tell you how very sorry I am and to ask for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics” who ran the residential schools Indigenous children (in Canada) ... -- Pope Francis

Responses received regarding Peter Finney's school sonogram idea and the announcement of St. Stephen Church's designation as a minor basilica.

The phenomenon of mass shootings “is a grave social problem,” he said, and it would be important to look into the “aggressiveness” of those who “opt to destroy and not build.” -- Pope Francis

According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of people forced to flee their homes has been increasing every year over the past decade, and now stands at the highest level since records began.

Subscribing to a "consistent ethic" and voting for one who feels "abortion is a ‘basic right’ of the individual ... would be an absence of legal protection for the unborn."- the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. If we are to read the signs of the times, the abortion issue is of monumental moral importance - Moral theologian Charles Camousy.

L’Osservatore Romano: A truly pro-life celebration would lead to efforts to pass legislation that would include finding ways to protect maternal health.