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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.
Family and friends praise centenarian’s endless legacy of love, faith
A positive outlook, along with a strong faith in God, has carried Vashti Jackson Woodson through the years to the upcoming celebration of her milestone centennial birthday Aug. 25.
Small Indian state of Goa has large impact on Catholic Church in Asia
Jesuit missionaries, who have been based on the subcontinent's southwest coast since the 16th century, still are having a ripple effect across the entire continent, despite alleged attempts to "ethnically cleanse" the area of Catholics in the past.
Bishop, other cyclists revel in spiritual component of annual Iowa ride
Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula viewed RAGBRAI as an opportunity to follow Pope Francis' call to go to the peripheries, to be in the midst of the sheep, to have the smell of the sheep, to be in touch with the world outside church walls.
Seniors club offers bus trip to Polish American Festival
The club at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Springfield, Delaware County is sponsoring a day trip Sept. 8 to the fair held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown.
One-time East Timor rebel renews faith, finds calling in teaching
Twelve years, ago Egidio Lay Carvalho wanted to be a hero by changing his country violently. These days he finds himself as a different kind of hero to the young men and women at St Ignatius.
Baltimore history, culture have a place at Knights of Columbus convention
Visitors to the 136th annual Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus got both boisterous and subtle reminders of their location the morning of Aug. 7 for the gathering's opening Mass.
Getting creative, going social at Catholic senior centers
Companionship and creative arts enhance participants' experience at archdiocesan senior centers, promoting personal growth and well-being.