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Outreach program at Tennessee parish offers food, clothes, lots of hugs
Matt and June Keller know how tough it can be to make ends meet. During their 62 years of marriage, they raised seven kids and faced the challenges of running a household.
Phoenixville native taught in Philadelphia, N.J. schools as IHM sister
Sister M. Thomasine Etzel taught locally for most of her 71 years in religious life. She died last week at age 90.
I.H.M. sister, longtime teacher for 75 years, dies at 94
Immaculate Heart Sister Mary Frances Gavin was a product of the former Transfiguration Parish in West Philadelphia. She served in several archdioceses including Philadelphia, plus service in Peru.
Honored Franciscan sister, former hospital CEO, dies
Sister Clare Carty, O.S.F., oversaw the expansion of St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne during her 17 years of leadership. The Hallahan graduate also received many community awards.
Notre Dame Sister who worked with youth in Philadelphia dies
Sister Barbara Joan Zurine, 65, died last month of cancer. She ministered at St. Francis-St. Joseph Homes and St. Vincent Homes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Franciscan sister taught children, aided the elderly for half a century
Sister Miriam Patrice Hausman, O.S.F., was dedicated to elementary and secondary education, and in pastoral ministry, particularly in gerontology. She died at age 77.
Pipeline bill veto opens door to discuss moral issues on environment
Catholic organizations welcomed President Barack Obama's Feb. 24 veto of a bill approving an oil pipeline through the country's midsection, saying that it allows more opportunity to consider moral questions about the environment and climate change.
Four major snowstorms in week having an impact on Boston parishes
With record snowfall for this time of year, parishes all over the Archdiocese of Boston face more than just the issue of digging out after each storm.
Baby born after RU-486 reversal is ‘light of our life,’ says father
Two-month-old Gabriel Caicedo is one of 78 children who have been saved by a new medical protocol being used to reverse the effects of the RU-486 abortion regimen in its early stages.
Willke, a Catholic doctor and longtime pro-life advocate, dies at 89
Dr. John "Jack" Willke, an obstetrician and a former president of the National Right to Life Committee who is credited with helping shape the pro-life movement, died Feb. 20 at his home in Cincinnati. He was 89.