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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.
Eagles can teach us how to engage at Mass, says La Salle professor
At an Oct. 14 lecture sponsored by a Philadelphia church musicians' group, Franciscan Father Frank Berna described how sports can deepen spirituality and enhance the celebration of the Eucharist.
Eagles can teach us how to engage at Mass, says La Salle professor
At an Oct. 14 lecture sponsored by a Philadelphia church musicians' group, Franciscan Father Frank Berna described how sports can deepen spirituality and enhance the celebration of the Eucharist.
Nuns on the Bus 21-state tour stirs support for ‘responsible programs’
Beginning in Santa Monica, California, the tour was to wind through 21 states before ending near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 2.
Sister Agnes Marie Gunn dies at 90; served in Phila., N.J. dioceses
The Sister of St. Joseph entered religious life from St. Anthony Parish in Ambler in 1949. Over her 69 years of ministry she served in the archdioceses of Philadelphia and Washington, and in Camden and Trenton.
O’Hara, Prendie renew field hockey rivalry as playoffs approach
The cross-Delaware County rivals battled it out to a 2-1 Cardinal O'Hara win this month, solidifying their playoff seedings with an eye on the Catholic League championship game in two weeks.
St. David’s faithful hear hard truths of church in crisis, on path to renewal
Should the Catholic Church, reeling from the abuse scandal, be held by society to a higher standard? Yes, said the leader of a retreat Oct. 14-16 at the Willow Grove parish. What's needed are active Catholics working in unity.