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Longtime teacher Sister Patricia Krage, I.H.M., dies at 83
The Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary taught at several Catholic elementary schools plus business education in Catholic high schools in the archdiocese.
Prayer service at holidays consoles those grieving loss of loved ones
The loss of a loved one, whether it was recent or decades ago, is often felt more acutely during the celebrations of the holiday season.
Sister Kathleen Tobin dies at 102, was Franciscan for 78 years
Born in Ireland, she entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in 1938 and served for more than a half-century in the schools and parishes of the Diocese of Trenton.
News coverage clouding view of Vatican finances, authors say
Recent media coverage that points to potential financial misdealing at the Vatican is creating misperceptions about corruption and fails to explain how the world of finance works, say writers in a University of Notre Dame journal.
Pope meets new arrivals in Rome, says helping migrants is moral duty
Before blessing a large resin cross constructed around a used orange life vest, Pope Francis insisted human beings have a "binding" moral obligation to save those whose lives are threatened, including the lives of migrants and refugees.
Set aside indifference, fear in order to build peace, pope tells diplomats
The pope's comments came Dec. 19 in a speech to six new ambassadors to the Vatican who were presenting their letters of credential to the pope. The new ambassadors represented Kenya, Niger, Mali, Latvia, Andorra and Seychelles.
Northern Ireland bishops ask for waiting period in new abortion law
They also demanded that abortion services, such as access to abortion-inducing pills, are kept out of Catholic schools, and that all medical personnel and pharmacists have the legal right of conscientious objection to involvement in abortion procedures.
New report shows decreased use of death penalty in U.S.
Use of the death penalty in the United States continues to decrease, according to a report released Dec. 17 by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Thousands attend funeral Mass for slain New Jersey police officer
Thousands of people attended the Dec. 17 funeral Mass for Detective Joseph Seals, the police officer fatally shot Dec. 10 at a cemetery in Jersey City just prior to the deadly attack at a kosher grocery store in the neighborhood.
Parish rebuilds ’70s-style church, unites Delco Catholics
When three parishes merged into one unremarkable St. John Fisher Church, Boothwyn in 2013, the pastor set about unifying the people and rebuilding the edifice into a traditional Catholic church. The beautiful result was consecrated by Bishop John McIntyre Dec. 15.