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Sister Antoinette Marie Cocco, R.S.M., dies at 89
The funeral Mass for the sister of Mercy, the former Patricia Teresa Cocco, was celebrated March 28 in the Chapel at the Convent of Mercy.
Maryknoll sister, 98, dies after long ministry in health care
After earning her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1947, Sister Vivian Votruba interned in Philadelphia then served more than 70 years in South America, Africa, the U.S. South and Albania.
Sister Marie Susan Bruno, I.H.M., dies at 65
In her ministry of 42 years, the Immaculate Heart of Mary sister served as a teacher and director of religious education in various parishes in the Philadelphia area.
Sister Veronica Gavin, 71, dies; known for healing ministry
The Sister of Mercy was a registered nurse in hospitals, hospice and private health care, and was dedicated to accompanying people with dignity as they were dying.
St. Stanislaus Parish hosts talk on responding to ‘Laudato Si’
John Humphreys, a Catholic scientist and conservationist, will present a reflection on Pope Francis' encyclical at a free April 10 session at the parish in Lansdale.
Bishop DeSimone, friend of Augustinians, to receive order’s honor
The Augustinian friars will present the St. Augustine Medal to retired Auxiliary Bishop Louis DeSimone next October. Throughout his long and distinguished life, he has been close to the Augustinian order.
Lecture explores the career of American Catholic author Flannery O’Connor
The American Catholic Historical Society will host an April 17 presentation by Daniel Moran, who examines the author's rise to literary and spiritual prominence.
Long road to priesthood began in Vietnam, will end in Philly
Quy K. Pham left Vietnam by boat in 1983, frustrated by circumstances that left his seminary training unfinished. In the U.S., he found further frustration, but also a happy marriage. The widower will be ordained a priest next month.
USCCB president praises pope for ‘powerful words’ calling all to holiness
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said he is grateful to Pope Francis for "his powerful, straightforward words" in his new apostolic exhortation on "the call to holiness in today's world."
With new document, pope shows holiness is for everyone, speakers say
"The pope wants to tell us that holiness is not something else apart from our everyday life, but it is exactly our ordinary existence lived in an extraordinary way," said Archbishop Angelo De Donatis, the papal vicar.