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- Kennedy Lecture dives into past, present and future female roles within the Church
- School leader sees power of prayer in niece’s snakebite survival
- National Eucharistic Pilgrimage travels through the Charlotte diocese
- Video of national pilgrimage’s visit to N.C. parish goes viral
- National Eucharistic Pilgrimage visits St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte
- Friar Michael Heine, OFM Conv., installed as Our Lady of the Angels Province Minister Provincial
- ‘A day of great joy for the Church’
- Priest candidates, families and friends gather in prayer before ordination
- 2026 priest assignments announced
- On air with the bishop from Peru
- Community Culinary School feeds bishops and dreams
- Diocese celebrates 500+ graduates at Baccalaureate Masses
- Priest establishes endowments to support two western North Carolina churches
- Holy Trinity Middle School receives $1 million Shea Homes grant
- 10 men prepare to be ordained as priests on May 30
Other News
- Summer 2026 CRS Rice Bowl Mini-Grant round now open
- Belmont Abbey College bestows lifetime achievement award
- Diocese photographer receives national awards
- Archbishop Hartmayer ordains fellow friar to the priesthood in Graham
- Franciscan from St. Matthew Parish to be ordained to priesthood
- Efforts to connect young adults thriving across diocese
- Diocese eyes creating Waxhaw parish in response to growth
- Native son returns to shepherd Waxhaw Catholics
- Catholic Charities reaches out
- St. Pius X dedicates Marian prayer garden during May crowning
- Honor Our Lady of Fatima right here in Charlotte - and overseas
- Group celebrates 10 years of bringing Jesus into the workplace
- Librarian’s gift helps build church’s future
- St. Aloysius dedicates Memorial Garden for the Unborn
- Diocese to host National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
- Office renamed to Marriage, Family and Life
Themes of social teaching
- Catholic Charities fills in the gap for families after Helene
- What does our faith teach us about rights and responsibilities?
- Elder Ministry connects seniors, builds community
- The right to food is essential to the right to life: Addressing hunger and food insecurity
- Work is important to human dignity, common good
- Reaching out to those who live on the margins
- Helping refugees find new lives in North Carolina
- Catholic Charities celebrates 75 years of helping people in need
- Catholic Charities offers bountiful resources on caring for our common home
Obituaries
Synod
Catholic Book Picks
Photo Galleries
Entertainment
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Church works to repair treasured stained-glass windows
Prayer drawn in light Our Lady of Grace’s stained-glass windows were created 75 years ago by famed Italian-Canadian artist Guido...
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Actor opens up about Catholic conversion
David Henrie is crediting beauty for his return to the Catholic faith after creating a new docuseries with EWTN Studios called...
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Kids Catholic prayer app aims to bring 1 million children together for Advent campaign
Theo, a free Catholic prayer and meditation app for children and their parents, plans to host the largest Advent celebration for...
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Artist creates religious works to commemorate his late wife
From grief to grace Nixon spent four months creating this relief sculpture depicting the Assumption of Mary. He believes his late...
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Bobby Sax music soars at St. Lawrence Basilica
A hymn to Asheville Saxophone player Bobby Hughes has been serenading churchgoers at St. Lawrence Basilica and other area churches...
Vocations
- ‘I became what I saw’: Deacon Pickett celebrates 20 years
- Deacon Becker: From roller coasters to the thrill of ministry
- Support seminarians’ education, priests’ retirement
- Discerning a vocation? Here are resources that can help
- A future saint’s words helped form deacon’s winding faith journey
- Deacon lives out missionary call through his ministry
- Deacon brings Christ to people where they are
- Montagnard deacon reflects on 25 years of freedom and grace
- ‘Do what you love’: Sister Janis celebrates 60 years of teaching, leading
- Father Tien Duong: ‘I never had a second thought of giving up the call’
- From public service to parish service: Deacon Melton celebrates five years
- Father Catron’s priestly journey has taken him all over the world
- Seminarian Spotlight: Patrick Martin finds inspiration in teaching students
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