JAMIE PILARCZYK | FC LARGO |Bishop Robert N. Lynch addresses FAST’s Nehemiah Action Assembly April 7 at First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. Speaking on the need for affordable housing, the bishop referred to Pinellas Hope, the temporary homeless assistance center operated by Catholic Charities. The bishop said, “It’s only a temporary fix and it will be in vain if we cannot create affordable rental housing for those who fall at 30 percent of the median income, who earn $16,000 or less,”. Read the full story HERE.
Following Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. journey
The Florida Catholic is closely following Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic journey to the United States with complete coverage and background features in our Web special section. Photos by Catholic News Service and Daniel Soñé are in our slideshow galleries, articles on the pope’s daily activities are being posted regularly each day, and Christopher Gunty has been providing daily posts from Washington.
And, as a special feature, Karen Osborne is “embedded” in the choirs that will sing at the liturgies in New York. Be sure to read her daily posts in “Choirgal.”
Obituaries:Deacon John Sierra and Father Joseph F. Ganssle;Mission associations looking for social service professionals;Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold convention in May
