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Sister Francis Bernard Butt, I.H.M., dies at Camilla Hall
In her 58th year of religious life, Sister Francis taught in elementary and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Dioceses of Allentown, Arlington and Richmond before she retired in 2012.
Sister Virgo Maria Werner, I.H.M., dies at 86
After teaching in schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese for many years, she spent the next 37 years on staff at Camilla Hall, where she died. She served for 68 years in the congregation.
Eritrean Catholic bishop visits diaspora, says too many migrants perish
Bishop Tsalim, 46, was at St. John Chrysostom Parish in Columbus, Ohio, in early March visiting the Eritrean Catholic diaspora who have been worshipping with the Byzantine Catholic community since 2014.
At 50, ‘Populorum Progressio’ takes on new life through Pope Francis
Blessed Paul VI's 1967 encyclical "Populorum Progressio" ("The Progress of Peoples") focused on the problem of international development and the gap between the rich and poor.
Encyclical’s influence on church’s social action work continues
Blessed Paul VI's 1967 encyclical "Populorum Progressio" rooted the Catholic Church in solidarity with the world's poorest nations.
Famine, worsened by war, threatens South Sudanese, official says
Catholic agencies including CRS are addressing famine South Sudan where some 5 million people are on the brink of starvation. Four years of violence, displacement, climate change and economic collapse are blamed.
Helping Hands at St. Monica’s get to work feeding the world
Some 280 volunteers, led by the Catholic Young Adults of Chester County, met at the parish in Berwyn to make a difference in the world by packaging 50,000 meal bags through a Catholic Relief Services project.
Mothers of Children with Disabilities Retreat Day
This special day is for mothers who are raising children with disabilities and also those who have adult children with disabilities.
Archbishop Chaput: Enforce immigration laws, don’t separate families
The right of people to find work outside their own country is "a matter of basic human rights," Archbishop Charles Chaput said March 19 during a prayer service at the cathedral. In the contentious immigration debate, "we need to resist the temptation to demonize those with whom we disagree,” he said.
Annual Mass and Reception for Persons with Disabilities
Annual Mass and Reception for Persons with Disabilities is being held on April 1.