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Bishops sign document calling for action against climate change
Six bishops representing episcopal conferences on five continents issued a joint statement calling on the international community to take immediate action against climate change.
Archdiocesan Educational Fund gives $1.3 million to 33 schools, groups
The fund, founded and run by the McCloskey family, has given more than $50 million over the past half-century. Today it mostly supports innovations in Catholic education or evangelization. See this year's 33 grantees.
Video looks at religion’s redemptive role on imprisoned gang members
In El Salvador, gang violence plagues communities, and filmmaker Danny Gold reports on how evangelical churches help gang members escape the violence by becoming born-again Christians.
Chalfont parish brings mercy, awareness to bear on addiction crisis
Pa. has one of America's highest death rates due to drug overdose, so leaders of St. Jude Parish brought together Bucks County experts to educate and encourage families grappling with substance abuse.
Synod missed opportunity to apologize for sex abuse, archbishop says
Some of the 250 bishops from around the world resisted talking about the issue of sexual abuse because they see it as a Western issue, but it is "an issue of human nature" that should have been discussed more, said Archbishop Chaput.
New commission to review personnel files of Anchorage clergy, sisters
Archbishop Paul D. Etienne of Anchorage has appointed an independent commission to review all personnel files of clerics and religious men and women who have served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage since its canonical establishment in 1966.
IRS rule change might hit donations for Catholic school tuition
A proposed rule would reduce donation deductibility on federal tax returns by 65 percent, impacting families at thousands of Catholic schools. Observers call it an unintended consequence of the 2017 tax law.
Synodality is a path not only for bishops, but for all, bishop says
UPDATED - Synodality is about more than just bishops participating in the governance of the church, but rather the involvement of all the faithful in a spirit of collaboration, said Archbishop Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte of Trujillo, Peru.
Doylestown parish school hosts 40th annual craft fair
The Nov. 2 and 3 fair at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School will feature more than 100 artisans, as well as raffles, bake sales and a "Bulldog Bistro."
Sisters of Life offering holy hour for victims of clerical sexual abuse
The Nov. 2 gathering at St. Malachy Parish, which coincides with All Souls' Day and the first Friday devotion, will focus on reparation and healing for the Catholic Church.