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Participants: Final synod document to focus on all young adults
The synod's final document will seek to address issues concerning all young people and not just those issues facing young men and women living in Western countries, said members participating in the Synod of Bishops.
Washington bishops support ballot initiative on gun violence prevention
The support came in an Oct. 18 statement in which the bishops said they felt their endorsement "will help ensure a higher level of public safety while balancing constitutional rights around gun ownership."
Seeking Life in Christ through the Method of Centering Prayer
The Centering Prayer Workshop consists of this one-day program and 4 (2 hours) weekly follow up sessions.
P3 Young Adult Night: Prayer, Penance, Pub
Join local young adults for an evening of Prayer, Penance, and Pub at St. Agnes Parish in West Chester, PA.
Pope names Steven Chu to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Chu, who served as secretary of energy under U.S. President Barack Obama, was appointed to the papal think tank, the Vatican announced Oct. 20.
District of Columbia announces hotline to report sex abuse by clergy
"Survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy who wish to share their experiences and/or those who have knowledge of such abuse are encouraged to report these incidents to the U.S. Attorney's Office for potential criminal investigation and prosecution," said U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu.
Neutral stand on assisted suicide by physicians group called ‘startling’
The head of the Catholic Medical Association, based in Philadelphia, said the American Academy of Family Physicians' new "engaged neutrality" position on physician-assisted suicide is "diametrically opposed" to the medical community's long-standing opposition to it.
Priest friends, 1975 classmates, recall life of Bishop Cistone
Friends from their days at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and throughout their priestly ministry remember the qualities they knew best in Bishop Joseph Cistone, who will be buried in the Saginaw Diocese he led since 2009.
Oct. 23 funeral set for Bishop Cistone, a ‘joyful and stabilizing’ pastor
Family and friends in Philadelphia and Michigan fondly recall the former Philadelphia priest and bishop of Saginaw, who died suddenly Oct. 16. Watch his funeral live, and note his memorial Mass Nov. 7 at the seminary.
Pa. religious sisters take gas pipeline fight to U.S. Supreme Court
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ have asked the high court to decide whether their religious freedom rights were violated by the construction and pending use of a natural gas pipeline through its land.