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For Belgau, it’s time to talk about being gay and a faithful Catholic
A speaker at the recent World Meeting of Families talks in a CatholicPhilly.com interview about how the church can address the needs of homosexual persons using Catholic teaching on marriage and family as a guide.
Sister teaches course for inmates, students at city prison visited by pope
St. Joseph's University professor Sister Elizabeth Linehan, R.S.M., hopes Pope Francis' visit to Curran-Fromhold prison will help build bridges with those marginalized in society, as her course intends to do.
Speaker at Festival of Families had link to Philadelphia saint
Amanda Wall spoke before Pope Francis and tens of thousands of people at the recent concert in Philadelphia. Few knew her cure from deafness as a toddler was the authenticated miracle for St. Katharine Drexel's canonization.
Saint’s relics travel to Philadelphia on ‘pilgrimage of mercy’
St. Maria Goretti's remains traveled to three churches in the Philadelphia Archdiocese during the World Meeting of Families, raising awareness and prayers for the Year of Mercy.
‘Urban Trinity’ captures little-known nuggets of Catholic history
The documentary on the Church in Philadelphia presents some facts not seen before in diocesan histories, such as Cardinal Dougherty's clean up of the 1930s' film industry.
Philadelphia couple joins Rome synod as marriage experts
Cathy and Tony Witczak, local leaders in Marriage Encounter, are the rare lay people participating in the highly anticipated Synod of Bishops meeting at the Vatican.
Lesson for synod seen in joy evident at World Meeting of Families
It's difficult to forget Pope Francis' passionate Sept. 26 speech, his gestures and the tone of his voice when he addressed the value of the family in Philadelphia.
Catholic feminist sees beauty of marriage and pitfalls of ‘Gospel of Me’
During college Helen Alvare, speaking at the World Meeting of Families, wanted the decade of fun she deserved. But seeing her family members care for one another opened her eyes to sacrificial love.
Jewish professor speaks of forgiveness in the family
After an argument, the husband must make the first move and say he's sorry -- and mean it -- said a World Meeting of Families presenter speaking on mercy in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
Expert: Healing possible for victims of domestic violence, and perps
A presenter at the World Meeting of Families said that based on a global estimate, as many as 135 million Catholic women today are victims of abuse at least once in their life.