Loretta Brennan Glucksman, whose philanthropic efforts on behalf of charities and educational institutions has spanned three decades, received the 2022 Spirit of Francis Award from Catholic Extension. A native New Yorker, Brennan Glucksman was honored for work in education, the arts, health care and peace initiatives in the United States and Ireland.
<p class="MsoNormal">As a Native Catholic, I often run into one particular accusation lingering beneath conversations about the incorporation of culture into religious practice; one word ever-present yet amorphous: "heathen." But how to know what counts as "heathen"? <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Survivors of the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have penned letters to Pope Francis describing their experience of being brutally shot at by a gunman. In return, the pontiff has pledged to keep all of the victims and their families in his prayers.</p>