Immigration office gets $450,000 A renewed federal grant for $450,000 will allow the Catholic Charities Immigration Services offices in Springdale and Little Rock to continue helping immigrant survivors of domestic abuse. Catholic Charities recently was approved for a renewal of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to continue its program to help immigrant survivors of domestic violence. More...

Bishop Taylor names vicar general Msgr. Scott Friend, diocesan vocation director, has been tapped to be the vicar general for the Diocese of Little Rock. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor made the appointment Nov. 20. Msgr. Scott Friend, diocesan vocation director, has been tapped to be the vicar general for the Diocese of Little Rock. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor made the appointment Nov. 20. More...

CCHD cut off funds before voter issues arose The Catholic Campaign for Human Development cut off funding earlier this year to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, for reasons unrelated to the organization's current troubles over voter registration. No funds from the 2007 CCHD collection went to ACORN, and none will be sent from the 2008 collection. BALTIMORE -- The Catholic Campaign for Human Development cut off funding earlier this year to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, for reasons unrelated to the organization's current troubles over voter registration and partisan politics, reported the chairman of the U.S. bishops' subcommittee on CCHD. More...

More Top Stories From Arkansas Catholic   Conservator offers tips on time capsules, preserving paper The church and school of St. John the Baptist in Hot Springs recently completed the celebration its centennial year. One of the activities was the opening of a time capsule that was put in the church's cornerstone when the present building was completed in 1910. More...   Katrina survivor hopes to help with New Orleans' recovery Marvalyn Stevens, or "Marlo," as friends call her, has spent much of her life caring for people, particularly the sick. More...   Bishop Taylor's first pastoral letter teaches on rights of immigrants Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued his first pastoral letter Nov. 5. "I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: A Pastoral Letter on the Human Rights of Immigrants" explains the Church's teachings in a compact, accessible format. A three-week Advent study will be held in all parishes in the diocese. More... Also in Arkansas Catholic's Nov. 22 issue The following are among stories and columns that appeared only in the print and complete online editions of Arkansas Catholic. More...

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