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Meet the new deacons to be ordained June 9 for Philadelphia
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput will ordain 16 men to the permanent diaconate for the Philadelphia Archdiocese. See bios on all the men who prepare to take on greater roles of service as ordained clergy in the church.
Sports on Sundays OK, except when used to skip Mass, says Vatican
A new Vatican document cautions against the dangers of highly competitive children's sports, political and economic pressures on athletes to win '"at all costs" and the unsportsmanlike or violent behavior of fans.
As school winds down, kids learn to eat their veggies, and like them
Some 30,000 children each day in the region are eating more salads and learning healthy eating habits, thanks to free meals provided by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services, with federal and state support.
Minnesota archdiocese’s reboot plan offers $210 million to survivors
A reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resolved its three-year bankruptcy negotiation with the largest settlement ever reached in a such a case related to clergy sex abuse.
Parish prays with school shooting survivors, mourners at memorial vigil
At least 300 parishioners, friends, family, visitors and survivors of the shooting gathered in the church to remember those who died May 18, including eight high school students, aged 14 to 17, and two beloved Santa Fe school teachers.
Supreme Court still has big decisions to deliver before term ends
As the Supreme Court prepares to wrap up its current term by the end of June, Catholic Church leaders are among those paying attention to how the court will rule on a handful of the nearly 30 decisions it has left to announce.
At Bridgeport parish, former Protestants discuss Catholic beliefs about Mary
Parishioners at St. John the Baptist, established through a Catholic rite for former Anglicans, learned how Marian devotion can enhance faith. The May 23 talk was sponsored by a ministry of the Legion of Mary.
Study: Many more Puerto Rico disaster deaths than thought
A "household-based survey" points to around 4,600 lives lost, not the official 64, on the island because of Hurricane Maria that hit Puerto Rico in mid-September. Scientists said the toll may be even higher.
Pope ‘ashamed’ by church’s failure to listen to abuse survivors
In a letter to Catholics in Chile, Pope Francis expressed shame for the church's failure to listen and defend survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of the clergy.
Immigrant kids at border present and accounted for — and number growing
Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a "zero tolerance" policy for immigrants crossing illegally into the United States, resulting in children being separated from their families, the number of minors in U.S. custody has grown by nearly 2,000.