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Retreat for young women hosted by IHM sisters

Young women ages 18-35 are invited to a discernment retreat Feb. 16-18 which focuses on the IHM charism and the importance of listening to God's call and discovering the ways God speaks to us.

Lecture explores liturgy and racism in the U.S. Catholic Church

In an American Catholic Historical Society lecture, sociologist Tia Noelle Pratt of St. Joseph's University will explore how the Mass and systemic racism have shaped African-American Catholic identity.

School closures, new details emerge for Eagles’ first-ever Super Bowl parade

A parade whose size may be dwarfed only by the tsunami of emotions flowing from it will take place in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 8. See the latest details, including Catholic school closures, for the parade.

Indigenous leader pleads with Catholics to help in plight of the earth

Adelson da Silva, who goes by the name Kora, warned the crowd that rich and poor will suffer, if humans keep on the path of destruction that has altered the cycles of nature that the Kanamari people and others can see so clearly.

See the innocence of the unborn in the face of immigrants, bishop urges

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics have to learn to see innocence in the faces of those coming to the U.S., just as they see the innocence of children in the womb, a Seattle auxiliary bishop said Feb. 3 in addressing one the largest gatherings of social ministry leaders from around the country. But immigrants, children and […]

St. Louis Catholic groups assemble ‘best practices’ after Ferguson

After the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, near St. Louis, in the summer of 2014, Catholic organizations in the Archdiocese of St. Louis took a long, hard look at what they were doing to serve poor communities in the archdiocese -- and what they could be doing better.

Social ministry participants told of poor conditions on reservations

Life on American Indian reservations is bad and shows few signs of getting better anytime soon, according to two speakers Feb. 4 at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington.

Seminar offered for ministers to those in 12-step recovery

Sister Rita Woehlcke, S.S.J., will present a day-long course March 14 on understanding the 12-step process for those who struggle with addiction and recovery.

Archbishop Chaput: God bless ‘Cinderella’ Eagles, their wonderful city

In a statement following the Philadelphia Eagles' world championship victory Sunday night in Super Bowl LII, Archbishop Charles Chaput congratulated the team's "character, courage and refusal to quit."

Daylesford Abbey announces Holy Week retreat, liturgy schedule

"Christ’s Humility & Greatness -- The Challenge & Mystery of the Cross" will be offered to overnight retreatants from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. All may attend the liturgies during the Triduum.