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Politician calls for coalition airstrikes to help Syrian Christians
A prominent Syrian Christian political leader has called for U.S.-led coalition forces to use airstrikes to aid fellow Christian and Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants following reports of flagrant abductions and church burnings in northwest Syria.
Catholic Charities Night at the 76ers
Proceeds from tickets for the March 6 Sixers game against the Utah Jazz will benefit the appeal that aids programs of Catholic Social Services, which will also be honored at the game.
Senior center honored for urban farming partnership
St. Anne Senior Community Center partners with an organization that enables seniors to volunteer in its community garden located across the street from the center in Philadelphia.
Spanish students spend eventful week at Roman Catholic H.S.
Seven students from Cordoba, Spain, witnessed their first snow storm and Roman's victory in the Catholic League championship during the exchange program at the archdiocesan high school.
Use of social media is focus of talk at Yardley parish
St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish will host local evangelist, teacher and speaker Bill Donaghy for a talk with parents and parishioners on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Play dramatizes life of slain American sister in Brazil
In observance of the 10th anniversary of the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang the Academy of Notre Dame in Villanova hosted a play performed by Sister Nancy Murray, a sister-actress and sister of actor Bill Murray.
Training sessions help local Catholics explain the faith to journalists
Thousands of media professionals are coming to Philadelphia in September for the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit. They will seek comment from Catholics, so Catholic Voices USA is training people now to articulate Church teachings.
Speaking up for the Catholic faith
Catholic Voices USA led a training session at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary for lay, religious and clergy attendees who learned how to articulate the faith during interviews with the news media.
Militants’ actions reinforce urgency of dialogue, religious leaders say
Amid frequent reports of brutal killings and attacks by Islamic State militants, the director of an Islamic group in the United States strongly believes that people of faith must "collectively denounce" these actions of "stark evil" and "cruel barbarism."
Carmelite draws from life of Elijah for pope, Curia’s Lenten retreat
The Lenten journey of conversion requires Christians to rediscover the "deepest truth" about themselves, cast off their masks and take on the courage to live truth, a prominent Carmelite priest told the pope and Vatican officials.