Impact of sequestration felt outside of Washington political arena

Head Start programs are among those that will be affected by sequestration.

Classroom aide Valerie Oviedo works with children in the Head Start pre-kindergarten program at St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, W.Va., May 17. According to the National Head Start Association, sequestration budget cuts will keep some 70,000 children out of Head Start programs across the nation. Established in 1965, the federal program prepares children from low-income families to be better prepared to enter school. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

With roots in WWII, Catholic Relief Services marks 70 years

Baltimore-based CRS has a presence in 100 countries.

In February of 1951, 4,000 refugees in the displaced persons camp of the Allied Military Government, Trieste, shared in the above distribution of 1,200 pounds of butter that was given to them as part of the Christmas gift of War Relief Services, N.C.W.C., Trieste Mission. (Courtesy Catholic Relief Services)

Selfishness is a downer, proclaiming Christ brings joy, pope says

Selfishness only brings sadness and bitterness, the pope said.

Pope Francis passes a crucifix as he leaves his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 22. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Impact of sequestration felt outside of Washington political arena
May 23 2013
Head Start programs are among those that will be affected by sequestration.

With roots in WWII, Catholic Relief Services marks 70 years
May 23 2013
Baltimore-based CRS has a presence in 100 countries.

Selfishness is a downer, proclaiming Christ brings joy, pope says
May 22 2013
Selfishness only brings sadness and bitterness, the pope said.

Resigned priest jailed for violating order barring contact with minors
May 22 2013
Father Michael Fugee, a priest of the Newark Archdiocese who recently resigned from active ministry, was arrested late May 20 on charges of violating a court’s “memorandum of understanding” that forbids him from contact with minors.

Tornadoes exact deadly toll; region needs ‘a lot of prayers right now’
May 22 2013
A string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City May 19-20 caused human and material devastation.

Parishioners mourn after Baltimore priest's mother killed, father injured in crash
May 21 2013
Sharon Bialek, mother of Father Mark S. Bialek, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, died May 20 from injuries she sustained after being struck by a car May 18.