St. John Paul II Catholic High School announced that Nicholas Schovel has been recognized as the Area 13 winner of the Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Award.

Our Lady, Queen of the Universe, in Huntsville recently received a beautiful new set of furniture.

The WBRC FOX6 News Rising Star program, sponsored by America’s First Credit Union, highlights star students attending high schools in central Alabama.

The Hispanic children of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Cullman presented their annual Nativity program during Christmas Eve Masses.

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School 6th grade boys Toy Bowl basketball teams donated supplies as well as their time helping others during the holiday season.

James Watts, director of the Diocese of Birmingham’s Office of Black Catholic Ministry, was recognized by Legacy of Hope, Alabama’s organ and tissue donation alliance.

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Boy Scout Troop 237 and Cub Scout Pack 237 hosted Breakfast with Santa.

Dozens of children, parents, and others attended the Birthday Party for Jesus.

Showing trust in God’s continued blessings, OLS parishioners bring pledge cards on Tithing Sunday.

Thanks to Homewood Fire Department, Santa Claus came riding in on a fire truck to greet the young students.

Dominican Father Peter Cameron led the priests of the Diocese of Birmingham on their annual retreat.

The choirs of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Huntsville gathered for a retreat led by Francisco Carbonell, Diocesan Director of Music, on Nov. 5-6.

Over 200 couples from parishes throughout the diocese gathered at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville for a Couples and Marriage Retreat organized by the Office of Hispanic Ministry.

On Nov. 30, Father Joseph Lubrano, pastor of St. Joseph’s, welcomed Bishop Steven Raica for the celebration of Confirmation.

Our Lady of Sorrows Church’s (OLS) parishioner and Knights of Columbus leader Clark Tucker relaxes as an American Red Cross phlebotomist draws his blood during a successful blood drive at the church on Nov. 14.

More than 20 OLS parishioners volunteered to donate their time to feed dozens of homeless guests at First Light Shelter in downtown Birmingham.

Students of Cullman’s Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School thank veterans during the school’s Veteran’s Day salute drive-thru parade.

Thanksgiving generosity is the goal as several dozen brown paper grocery bags encircle the sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows Church (OLS).

Students and their families enjoyed a fun night at Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) Catholic School’s first-year Trunk or Treat event.

Students of Holy Spirit High School in Tuscaloosa held their annual “Honk 4 Life” on Oct. 15 for “Respect for Life” month.

A team of Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) volunteers spent Halloween morning adding treats to lunches they prepared for the food insecure.

OLS families with young children and other parishioners turned out for the first parish-wide Fall Festival organized and hosted by the OLS Youth Ministry.

Our Lady of Sorrows’ (OLS) parishioners are helping the Catholic Center of Concern by filling several hundred brown paper grocery bags with donated groceries.

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton-Gardendale/St. Henry-Warrior Middle and High School Youth Groups prepared care packages for our diocesan seminarians at a recent gathering.

The little ones learned quite a bit from the Homewood Fire Department during their visit to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School.