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Philadelphia Archdiocese sets up reparation fund for abuse victims
While financial details were hazy, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program would be funded by the church for victims of sexual abuse by clergy in the archdiocese.
Special delivery: Vatican Christmas stamps feature inmate’s art
The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office announced Oct. 30 that its 2018 Christmas stamps will feature images of the Annunciation and of Mary holding baby Jesus painted by Marcello D'Agata, an inmate at Milan's Opera prison.
Montco parish keeps families and hearts warm with clothing drive
St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville teamed up with the St. Vincent de Paul Society and GreenDrop to help area families bundle up for winter. More than 50 parish youth helped process donations and share their faith.
Villa Maria takes CYO soccer regional, advances to area tourney
Villa Maria Academy’s Lower School squeezed past St. Maximilian Kolbe School, 1-0, Nov. 3 to win the Region 17 CYO soccer title for the second consecutive year.
Plenty of weapons, lack of safe water is a ‘disgrace,’ pope says
It is a horrible disgrace that in the 21st century, millions of people still do not have access to clean drinking water and so many become ill or die from contaminated water sources, Pope Francis said.
Buffalo bishop responds to criticism, says he has no plans to resign
Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone told reporters at a news conference he held Nov. 5 outside Infant of Prague Church in Cheektowaga that at a meeting earlier in the day with the diocese's priests, two of them had asked him to resign.
Certified for success in Microsoft, and in life, at St. Gabriel’s Hall
Students at the residential treatment program for at-risk youth are gaining real-world computer skills that translate into college credits, better job prospects and a lot of fun.
Tapped by the faithful, men are Called by Name to priesthood
First launched in 2015, an outreach that asks lay faithful to identify potential priests is being revived for National Vocations Awareness Week. Vocations director Father Stephen DeLacy hopes to find at least 30 candidates.
Archival discovery at Catholic U. leads to Kristallnacht remembrance
It was the discovery the archives in 2004 of an old, scratched record, labeled only "Catholic Protest Against Nazis -- Nov. 16, 1938," that set the wheels in motion for a long-overdue reconsideration of Catholic attitudes toward anti-Semitism.
Black Catholics fill cathedral to honor St. Martin de Porres
The 56th annual Mass, celebrated for the first time by an African American bishop, gathered faithful from archdiocesan parishes Monday night, supported by the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir.