Life-saving number: Hope4Life reports that it has surpassed 900 “saves” of unborn children as a result of their weekly presence in front of the Virginia Beach Planned Parenthood clinic. Their pro-life witness dates to 2015.
Good people doing good things I: The social ministry committee at St. Jude and Immaculate Conception Parishes in Louisa County recently contributed a $5,000 Rice Bowl grant award to the Louisa County Resource Council. The money will be used to help fund the Children’s Emergency Feeding Program.
Good people doing good things II: The O. Ralph Puccinelli Foundation (ORP) has announced the establishment of a $5,000 scholarship at Benedictine College Prep. The scholarship is in memory of Ralph Puccinelli and will be given to an incoming Benedictine freshman starting this fall. More information about the foundation is available at www.orpuccinellifoundation.com.
Award-winning brothers: Jim Wentzel, a senior at Benedictine College Prep, took first place in the Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars — VFW Post 8040. His recorded essay was on “America, where do we go from here?” His brother, Joseph, an eighth grader at St. Mary School, Richmond, won the Patriots’ Pen essay contest at the same post writing on “How Can I Be a Good American?”
Design for the Vatican: The Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization is seeking a logo design for the Holy Year 2025 jubilee celebration. Deadline for submitting entries is Friday, May 20. Complete information about this international competition is available at www.iubilaeum2025.va/en/logo.html.