Dan Morris-Young

The Field Hospital: Vancouver parish turned his life around; foot care in Portland, Oregon; reducing road rage in church parking lots; scammers in Mississippi getting gift cards for free; Fr. William Treacy will mark his 100th birthday during May 26 festivities at Camp Korey in Mt. Vernon, Washington

The Field Hospital: "Walking and Witnessing for Immigrant Families" planned in Seattle; Knights of Columbus lend a hand in Arkansas and Florida; faith communities respond to addiction.

A nationally known figure in the Black Catholic community and a fixture in the Oakland Diocese for a generation, Fr. Jay Matthews, 70, died unexpectedly March 30 at Cathedral of Christ the Light where he had been rector since 2015.

Parents of at least nine of the remaining 20 seventh-grade students at San Francisco's Star of the Sea School say they will remove their children from the Catholic school this week.

The Field Hospital: Volunteers provide free tax return assistance to people in the Diocese of Albany; Atlanta parishes raise awareness of dangers of pornography; flooding traps Nebraska parishioners; and more parish news.

Despite garnering pledges and donations to pay Ben Shapiro's $30,000 speaking fee and $20,000 to stage his talk at Gonzaga University, the Shapiro-affiliated Young America's Foundation declined the invitation.

The Field Hospital: An overview of black clergy in the U.S. church; animal-assisted therapy in health care; Creighton University, Catholic Climate Covenant pair up for conferences on environmental encyclical; Alabama parishes reach out to tornado victims

Gonzaga University has reversed its decision to prohibit high-profile conservative pundit Ben Shapiro from speaking on campus.

Parish leaders and ministers at Holy Redeemer Parish in La Pine, Oregon, and Holy Trinity Mission in Sunriver who do not sign a statement explicitly pledging to "not attend worship services" or or socialize at Holy Communion Evangelical Catholic Church in Bend are to be removed from ministry.

The Field Hospital: Parish hosts prom-night experience for people with special needs; young Canadian missionaries visit vast northern archdiocese; Lutherans start "brewery church."

Whether in ethnicity, culture, careers or theological thought, "the model of a beautifully diversified and united church is lived out in our daily existence together."

The Field Hospital: Louisville meeting on abuse crisis to complement the bishops' in Rome; projects help formerly incarcerated; guidance on becoming a sanctuary church for immigrants.

"On the lookout for trace elements of clerical attitudes," the Oregon seminary's formation program emphasizes collegiality, collaboration, self-awareness and bridge-building.

The Field Hospital: Parish mourns domestic violence victims; archbishop condemns pro-choice Catholics communities; advice for church worker burnout; Wisconsin Catholics celebrate Mass of thanksgiving for Jayme Closs's safe return. 

At Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon, the sexual abuse crisis has prompted reflection on the depth and health of vocational callings, and an emphasis on being part of the solution.

The Field Hospital: Indianapolis parishioner helps visually impaired Catholics; Camino walk focuses young man on new path; Knight of Columbus near ends of cross-country walk for life and the unborn

The Field Hospital: 22-year-old founds school for the deaf in Uganda; Portland Vietnamese parish rallies after attack; inmates to construct World Youth Day confessionals.

Long time social justice activist Tom Karlin is profiled; 85-year-old tussles with trailer park over Guadalupe portrait; a "gang of four" 80-something Redemptorist priests are active as ever in ministry; a new school for teens suffering with addiction; two articles reveal the hidden hardships of refugee resettlement.

The Field Hospital: Florida parishes help after hurricane; 22-year-old parishioner advises listening to young adults; Indianapolis food pantry serves thousands; requiem Mass for the homeless.

Strategies implemented since 2002 are working to prevent abuse, says Thomas Plante, past member of the National Review Board, and now is the time to plug any holes in child protection policies.