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Once sleeping in cars, she’s now heading for college
Bernadette spent almost 40 years living on the streets of North Philadelphia due to addiction. Thanks to an archdiocesan ministry that assists women in recovery, she's taking classes -- and control of her destiny.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Cawley, I.H.M., dies at 90
After entering the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1947 and taking the religious name Sister Marita Denise, she taught French since 1953 in Catholic schools including in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sister dies at 100; served 73 years in archdiocese
Franciscan Sister James Frances McGlashen served almost all of her 76 years of religious life in schools and hospitals of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. She was laid to rest in Aston on Jan. 15.
Judge blocks Trump’s order on state refugee resettlement
A federal judge in Maryland stopped enforcement of an executive order that would allow state and local governments to reject resettling refugees in their jurisdictions. The order runs counter to "congressional intent," the judge said.
The Characteristics of Men’s Spirituality
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A Spirituality of Aging: Deepening our Wisdom Years
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Panel to call for more lay control in Australian church
The plan would see professionals manage church financial, human resources and governance functions, following hundreds of clerical sexual abuse cases and millions of dollars paid in settlements.
Quebec to take ethics, religious culture out of school curriculum
Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge said there's still "too much" religion in schools, but experts fear students will be left unprepared for a world where "80% of humanity claims to have a religious tradition."
Massachusetts judge rejects right to physician-assisted suicide
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Mary K. Ames said in her Dec. 31 decision that the legality of the issue is not one for the courts to decide, but doctors can provide information and advise about medical aid in dying.
Gang graffiti tags church, school in Brooklyn Diocese
An individual marked the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and its school on Jan. 12 with the initials of Mara Salvatruccha 13, a violent transnational criminal group that emerged in Los Angeles and has been particularly active on Long Island.