Culture
SpongeBob washes up on big screen in typical good spirits
Children have grown up waiting more than 10 years for the sequel to the first SpongeBob SquarePants movie. The new "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" is a fast-paced exercise in silliness.
Arabs make gains in joining Israel’s high-growth, high-tech industries
Hundreds of talented, well-educated young Arabs struggle to find work in Israel. Arabs make up 30 percent of Israel's population but account for only 1 percent of those working in Israel's high-tech sector.
Indian Christians arrested during protest outside New Delhi cathedral
BANGALORE, India (CNS) -- Church leaders criticized police manhandling of Christians who gathered Feb. 5 at the gate of Sacred Heart Cathedral to protest five attacks on churches in the past two months.
Still prefer Latin Mass? It’s no reason to stay home on Sunday
Father Ken Doyle is sad to hear that a letter-writer doesn't go to church because she prefers the traditional Latin Mass. He strongly suggests an alternative. He also counts the reasons why churches should publish a financial report.
Canada’s Supreme Court strikes down physician-assisted suicide ban
The court decided the prohibition against suicide assisted by doctors for mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients was not in accord with "fundamental justice."
Catholic, Orthodox leaders urge ‘unity against aggression’ in Ukraine
Catholic and Orthodox archbishops in Ukraine appealed for national unity against pro-Russia separatists as calls mounted for the United States to help arm Ukrainian forces.
Win prize tickets by helping spread the good news
During Catholic Press Month in February, CatholicPhilly.com announces a contest that offers people a chance to win tickets to top cultural venues by signing up a friend to receive our free email newsletter.
Doylestown school’s dance raises $2,400 for special ed school
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School's eighth graders planned and ran a Dance-a-thon that will benefit Our Lady of Confidence School. The pre-K to seventh grade students danced all afternoon and had fun doing it.
Ennobling what it means to be human, and the alternative
In his column, Archbishop Charles Chaput notes the irony of Sunday, Feb. 8: The day observes both the necessity of strengthening marriages and the imperative to fight the barbarism of human slavery through trafficking.
Across the Aisles: St. Adalbert Parish
St. Adalbert Church in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia was the scene of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput, after which worshipers venerated a relic of St. John Paul II. See our photo gallery.