Cardinal Wuerl named to Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops
Pope Francis today named Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops. The responsibilities of the congregation include moderating all aspects of episcopal appointments, assisting bishops in the correct exercise of their pastoral functions, handling ad limina visits (regular visits to Rome by bishops every five years) and […]
Opening Doors: Women in Church Leadership
“Let us not reduce the involvement of women in the church, but instead promote their active rolein the ecclesial community.” Pope Francis, World Youth Day 2013, Brazil We invite you to read a special issue of America Magazine dedicated to women in the life of the church. FADICA Member Kerry Robinson contributed an article, “Opening Doors,” that […]
CMMB Receives $2 Million Challenge Grant for Haitian Health Care
In Haiti, many citizens suffer from preventable diseases and malnutrition, and poverty is often a barrier to essential medical treatment for women and children suffering from such illnesses as HIV/AIDS. Catholic Health Partners (CHP) has provided $2 million to Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) to build a 30-bed facility in Cotes-De-Fer, Haiti. The Bishop Joseph M. […]
Women Religious Ask Pope for World Day of Prayer Against Trafficking
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After Pope Francis entrusted two Vatican academies to study the problem of human trafficking, a group of women religious asked the pope to raise greater awareness in the church about the issue by establishing a worldwide day of prayer and fasting. “The pope was very interested in our suggestion and asked […]
Catholic Medical Mission Board Co-sponsors Nuba Mountains Food Crisis Event
The people of the Nuba Mountains–a disputed region in Sudan that shares a border and ethnic ties with South Sudan–are starving, reports a recent article by the National Catholic Reporter. A Catholic bishop and Catholic medical missioner visited the United States earlier this year to speak for the Nuba people and seek an international intervention to halt aerial […]
Congratulations to FADICA’s Board Member, B.J. Cassin, and Bebe Cassin
Congratulations to the Cassins and the Healeys, members of FADICA. The National Catholic Educational Association will honor them with the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award on October 7th in Washington DC. The Seton Award is NCEA’s highest honor, given in recognition of significant contributions to Catholic education. B.J. Cassin founded the Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation […]
Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking Meet in Washington
A new initiative launched with assistance from two FADICA members, Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, is comprised of women religious from across the country who are leading ministries for trafficking victims, and anti-trafficking efforts. The group held its second meeting in September in Washington DC where they coordinated plans to educate people in parishes about human […]
Sustaining Catholic Schools Through Board Development
FADICA member, and President of the Healey Education Foundation, Christine Healey was recently published in Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. Co-authored with Greg Geruson, the article was solicited by the Journal following their participation in a Catholic Higher Education Conference last October. In Sustaining Catholic Schools: Ten Essentials for Startup Boards, the authors provide practical and tested […]
National Leadership Roundtable holds Regional Meeting
More than 80 leaders attended the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management’s Regional Roundtable—Philadelphia on September 30, 2013, at the Union League Club in Philadelphia. Regional Roundtable participants engaged in dialogue about the Leadership Roundtable’s vision, with a panel presentation from the group’s newly installed chairman, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) James Dubik, and Executive Director Kerry Robinson. Small […]
FADICA President speaks to “The Francis Factor”
At the Inaugural Public Dialogue of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, FADICA President Alexia Kelley emphasized servant leadership as a key “factor” in Pope Francis’ papacy. On a panel alongside the New York Times’ David Brooks, PBS’ Mark Shields, and the USCCB’s president’s spokesperson Kim Daniels, Alexia said that Pope Francis […]
