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CAC Philadelphia Kick-Off Event
CAC will recognize local high school athletes with the Courage Award - the Courage Award honors student athletes who are leaders not only on the playing field, but as evangelizers and models of faith.
Catholic Sexual Ethics
The Catholic Sexual Ethics course, taught by John Haas, Ph.D., is a wonderful opportunity to learn more of the “whys” and to learn how Pope Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body shines light on these topics.
The church, like a bike, balances best when in motion, pope says
The first disciples "were not a closed group of the elect, but a missionary church," boldly undertaking new initiatives prompted by the Holy Spirit, the pope said.
Pope: In baptism, Holy Spirit, not magic, protects people from evil
The sacrament of baptism isn't a good luck charm but a gift from God that enables Christians to overcome evil, Pope Francis said.
Pope leads prayers for inter-Korean summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, are scheduled to meet in Panmunjom, a village in the demilitarized zone that has separated the North and South since the Korean War ended in 1953.
Doctors criticize court refusal to allow Alfie Evans to go to Italy
The Catholic chairman of the Medical Ethics Alliance, has written an open letter saying that the treatment of Alfie and his parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, brought the medical profession in the U.K. into disrepute.
Demonizing immigrants hardens American heart, says cardinal
Newark Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin said he worries that reducing the number of immigrants, particularly refugees to the U.S., and demonizing them should be of concern to a country that has been historically a welcoming place.
Pleas for common sense gun reform raised after Waffle House shooting
James Shaw Jr., the hero who disarmed the shooter of his AR-15 rifle, likely prevented even more people from being hurt or killed.
South Sudan religious leaders persist in hope amid new nation’s turmoil
Several South Sudanese Christian leaders in the United States on an April 23-27 visit to urge the United States to use its influence to bring about peace in their country, just as they helped birth the new nation in 2011.
Through work by sisters, church in Cuba extends its reach beyond parishes
Forbidden by the communist government to run official Catholic schools, a congregation in Havana quietly offers alternative after-school courses focusing on the arts.