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Life in Central America so bad that migrants risk trek to U.S.
Gangs in Honduras force young men to extort "war taxes" from ordinary people. It's one reason migrants are abandoning their countries, fleeing violence, poverty and farms stressed by the consequences of climate change.
High court rules against unions in dues case; USCCB had backed labor
UPDATED - By a 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court declared that one of its rulings from 1977 was "wrongly decided" and overruled it, in a case on whether public-sector unions could continue to make nonmembers pay fair-share fees.
Court upholds Trump’s travel ban, says directive within president’s scope
UPDATED - The court's much anticipated decision in the last case it heard this term reversed a series of lower court decisions that had struck down the ban as Illegal or unconstitutional.
Faith is lived with joyous gratitude, not slavelike duty, pope says
God always loves and generously gives first before asking for fidelity to his commandments -- which are the words of a loving father showing people the right way to live, Pope Francis said.
St. Bede Parish hosting free patriotic concert July 3
The Verdi Band of Norristown will perform patriotic favorites, a tribute to the Beach Boys and the Star Wars movies for the Northampton, Bucks County community on St. Bede Parish's grounds in Holland.
‘Laudato Si” provides motivation, framework for schools’ green projects
The encyclical, which has acquired a reputation as the "environmental encyclical," has made Catholic universities more aware of their connections to and impact on the natural world.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Kealy, 73, served in South America for 17 years
The member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary served for 55 years in the congregation. Her last assignment was as DRE in the upstate Pennsylvania coal region where she was born.
Sister Dorothy Patricia Quinn dies at age 91
After growing up in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section and graduating from Little Flower High School, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1944 and served throughout the Mid-Atlantic states.
Sister Dorothy Ann Smith dies at 77
The Philadelphia native attended Cathedral Grade School and St. Maria Goretti High School before entering the Sisters of St. Joseph in September 1960 and serving in three dioceses.
Sister Edward Mary McBride, 86, served in Phila. Archdiocese for 40+ years
The native of Northeast Philadelphia and St. Matthew Parish entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1950. Her last assignment was as a tutor at St. Matthew School until 2013.