Future Raleigh Cathedral Has its Windows
The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh is buying 42 massive stained glass windows for a future cathedral. The church plans to build the Holy Name of Jesus cathedral on 35 acres of land on Western Boulevard....
View ArticleFormer Nun Reflects On The Sanctuary Movement
Darlene Nicgorski was a nun when she was convicted of conspiracy and faced a 25-year prison term in the 1980s for her work helping Central American refugees. She didn’t end up having to serve that...
View ArticleWhat Does The New Papacy Mean For Latino Catholics In The Triangle?
Today, Pope Francis officially became the 266th Pope for the Catholic Church, and the first representative of the New World. The 265 men who served before him were all European, but Pope Francis was...
View ArticleStanding Room Only At NC Catholic Churches
There are so many Catholics in North Carolina these days, it’s hard to keep count. Those who are keeping count say numbers have jumped 300 percent in a generation. The Diocese of Raleigh is growing so...
View ArticlePlans For Raleigh's Catholic Cathedral Updated
Catholic parishioners in the Raleigh Diocese can expect the ground to be turned on their new cathedral by the end of the year. Plans have been underway for years to raise $41 million to build a “mother...
View ArticleClergy Says ‘Labor Union’ Aren’t Bad Words
Some North Carolinians cringe at the phrase ‘labor union.’ In the right to work state, some opponents say unions cause harm to private businesses and do not benefit workers. This weekend in churches,...
View ArticleRaleigh's Catholic Congregation Has Outgrown America's Second-Smallest Cathedral
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh will break ground on a new cathedral in January. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is the principal church in the Raleigh diocese which covers the Eastern half of...
View ArticlePatricia Lockwood On ‘Priestdaddy’ And Growing Up With A Catholic Priest For...
Note: this segment is a rebroadcast from June 1, 2017. Patricia Lockwood grew up in a Catholic family in the Midwest. But her family’s circumstances were a little different: Lockwood’s father was a...
View ArticleWhen Catholicism and Fashion Collide: A Night At The Met Gala
It is probably hard to picture an event that would include the archbishop of New York, the Kardashians and Rihanna wearing a papal hat. But that eclectic crew is just a sample of the guests Anna...
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