By Allison Ciraulo of Today’s Catholic News SOUTH BEND — When Richard LaSalvia and Daniel Philpott first walked through the doors of Cardinal Nursing Home to inquire about visiting the residents, the staff was happy to welcome what it figured would be another short-term round of volunteers. LaSalvia and Philpott were interested in establishing a […]
On the invitation of the Community of Sant’Egidio, many people gathered at the Mission Church in Boston to celebrate the Prayer of the Martyrs. H.E.Sean Card O’Malley presided the service with Rev. Jeffrey Brown of the Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury; Rev. Laura Everett, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches; Rev. Hegoumen Moses of […]
Many will remember the moment when Pope John Paul II, during his pastoral visit to St. Louis 15 years ago this month, asked then-Gov. Mel Carnahan to commute the death sentence of Darrell Mease, who was scheduled to be executed in the next few weeks. To the surprise of many, Carnahan, who died in a […]
In the cold emergency, the Community of New York brought warm meals, blankets, scarves, and gloves to our homeless friends at Grand Central Station.
A talk on peace process in Central African Republic On November 26, at the International Peace Institute near the United Nations in New York, the Community of Sant’Egidio has been invited to speak about the Central African Republic. Mauro Garofalo reported on the recent pact signed in Bangui and effort to bring peace in CAR. […]