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Matt Maher headlines fifth annual AbbeyFest
The Sept. 15 celebration on the grounds of Daylesford Abbey will include Mass, performances by Christian music artists and an array of family-friendly activities.
Runners and walkers gather to outrace sickle cell disease
Sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and AFSCME District Council 33, the 5K walk and run on Sept. 22 in Fairmount Park will include music, entertainment and health information.
Argentina Senate votes down abortion decriminalization bill
Senators voted 38-31 against the measure early Aug. 9 following a 15-hour debate. The measure had been approved in June by the lower house of Congress.
Vatican makes progress on pushing drug availability for kids with HIV
An initiative to identify and properly treat children living with HIV has gained new momentum as international organizations and pharmaceutical companies respond to a Vatican push to look past profit to doing the right thing.
Filipino Catholic media urged to confront ‘fake news’
Filipinos working in the church's social communication ministry need a lot of prayer and a "sense of mission" to be able "to combat fake news" and work for peace, a gathering in Davao City was told this week.
Underground priests removed in China for holding summer youth camp
The Tianshui Municipal Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee sent a letter asking the local branch of the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association to send personnel to replace the priests.
After 100 years, Marian shrine in Alberta still draws thousands
It's easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don't know its history. Yet, thousands of pilgrims flock to Skaro every year to honor Mary Aug. 14-15 as they have done for 100 years.
Abuse expert: Crisis is call to new vision of priesthood, accountability
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner said the crisis unfolding, again, in the United States is a summons to a new way of envisioning the church and taking responsibility for it.
Report on clergy sex abuse in Pa. still in holding pattern
Last-minute legal maneuvering sought to keep some names from appearing in a grand jury report detailing clergy sexual abuse claims in six dioceses in the state. The report may be released as late as Aug. 14.
Young minds, good veggies growing at Bonner-Prendergast HS
The Upper Darby Community Garden located at the archdiocesan high school is already producing food for the community while engaging students with the wider community, for the benefit of both.