Parish Roundup: responding to domestic violence; being of service

A profile of the priests named in the recent release of sex abusers by New Jersey dioceses. 

From Chicago to Parkland, Florida, Catholics work to oppose gun violence.

A sheriff's deputy in Rock Island, Illinois, distributes "Catholic Care Packs" to the homeless exiting court hearings.

How a California county became a dumping ground for predator priests.

Parishes respond to domestic violence.

A pastor is removed over a dispute about his traditional views on liturgy.

Parishes get a boost from rural ministry grants.

Catholics are more likely than other faith groups to offer service to the wider community, an Arkansas study says.

A peace and justice committee out of Christ Our Light Parish in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, argues in favor of drivers' licenses for undocumented immigrants.

[Peter Feuerherd is a correspondent for NCR's Field Hospital series on parish life and is a professor of journalism at St. John's University, New York.]

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