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Unity, openness at core of Melkite Catholic identity, says patriarch
During the 51st National Melkite Convention in Houston July 5-8, the patriarch spoke July 5 about what it means to be a Melkite Catholic at the present time and the challenges the church faces in the Near East.
Rich heritage: Black sisters, priests mark 50 years of shaping church
The year, 1968, was a tumultuous one in American history. Black priests wanted to support each other. They also wanted to discuss how to respond to the times and gain the church backing to better evangelize black communities.
Sister Marie Perpetua Sneeringer dies at age 94
Born and raised in the Harrisburg diocese, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1942 and ministered throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Ethiopian cardinal praises his nation’s peace deal with Eritrea
For decades, the two countries have been at loggerheads on issues that include the border. After the two countries signed a U.N.-brokered border agreement in 2000, they failed to implement it.
St. Joseph’s marks the Assumption with annual blessing at the shore
The Collingdale parish will host an Aug. 15 bus trip to Cape May, NJ to ask for Mary's protection over the seas and those whose livelihood depends upon them.
U.S. advocates say Christians in Myanmar’s Kachin state need help
In Kachin state, which is over 90 percent Baptist and about 5 percent Catholic, the military of Myanmar has burned 406 villages and 311 churches and displaced more than 130,000 people in the past seven years.
Guidelines needed for use of deconsecrated churches, cardinal says
The Vatican is helping organize an international conference meant to help dioceses work with their local communities in finding appropriate uses for decommissioned churches.
Bishops sought to share journey with migrants, not join political fray
A delegation of U.S. bishops traveled to the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, to learn more about the detention of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border.
From crack to calculus: St. Gabriel’s Hall grad triumphs as a teacher
Quamiir Trice overcame crime and drugs thanks to a Catholic Social Services program. Now a teacher, he inspires students at the school that changed the course of his life.
Planned Nevada execution halted after use of lethal drug disputed
Dozier was given the death penalty in 2007 after being convicted in the 2002 murder of Jeremiah Miller, 22, one of Dozier's drug associates.