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Holy Martyrs hosts fall carnival with beer garden and ‘doggie bar’
The Oreland parish will close out summer and welcome autumn with a five-day celebration featuring rides, games, refreshments and a place for pets to relax.
Archbishop Gregory: Weary of ‘cloud of shame’ shrouding church leaders
Archbishop Gregory said Catholics everywhere, including him, "are stunned and justifiably angry at shameful, unrelenting recent revelations of bishops accused of abuse or mishandling allegations of abuse .
Timeline on archbishop’s life, ministry, abuse claims made against him
UPDATED - Here is a timeline of key events in the life of Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick since his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese of New York 60 years ago.
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.