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Autumn Bingo and Chinese Auction
A Bingo and Chinese Auction to benefit St. Casimir's Lithuanian Church.
SBS Annual GALA 2018
Join us for the 2018 GALA charity event for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament hosted at the beautiful Belle Voir Mansion at Pen Ryn Estate in Phila., PA.
St. Agnes Parish celebrates Assumption with annual procession
Now in its 99th year, the traditional celebration includes Mass and breakfast in the morning of Aug. 12 and a public procession through West Chester followed by benediction in the afternoon.
Seton Shrine hosts annual pilgrimage for sea services
Those who serve in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and public health divisions will be honored Oct. 7 at the Maryland shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, their patroness.
New Pew survey looks at why Americans go or don’t go to church services
A Pew Research Center survey found that the main reason Americans attend worship services is to feel closer to God, but those who do not regularly attend worship services have a wider variety of motivations.
Raised in Philadelphia, Maryknoll priest calls Kenya home
Once a member of St. Martin of Tours Parish, Father Lance Nadeau has spent close to 30 years working in a number of African nations, where the Catholic faith is thriving.
Accused archbishop’s fellow prelates weigh in on abuse scandal
More of retired Archbishop Theodore McCarrick's fellow bishops, including Archbishop Charles Chaput, are commenting on the scandal that has enveloped the former cardinal and its impact on the larger church.
Catechism change shows ‘true dogmatic progress,’ archbishop says
Archbishop Fisichella said the pope's revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert that capital punishment is inadmissible shows how the church can grow in its understanding of the basic tenents of faith.
University, institute to be hub for causes of African-American Catholics
UPDATED - Xavier University of Louisiana and its Institute for Black Catholic Studies will serve as hosts and administrators whose goal is to unite all guilds advancing the causes of black sainthood.
Catholic death penalty opponents praise pope’s catechism revision
UPDATED - The Aug. 2 announcement that Pope Francis had ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church calling the death penalty "inadmissible" was praised by Catholic death penalty opponents in the U.S.