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Domenica Retreat for Women
Malvern Retreat House will host this yearly retreat for women in March. Directed this year by Sister Mercedes Rojo.
Lenten 2018 40 Days for Life Campaign
Pray, fast, give alms, and educate the Philadelphia community at large about the effects of abortion in our area.
Catholic papers feel squeezed by U.S.-Canada newsprint tariff fight
A 10 percent tariff slapped on imports of Canadian newsprint by the United States is playing havoc with newspaper budgets across the United States, and Catholic newspapers are no exception.
Church must ‘speak and live in truth’ to combat racism, bishop says
The Catholic Church must confront the sin of racism, listen to people who have been oppressed, and seek reconciliation in part by promoting people of color into leadership roles, said Bishop George Murry of Youngstown, Ohio.
Marriage week, World Marriage Day resources available from USCCB
February's observances of National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day allow the faithful to revisit the importance of love and family in the life of the church, said Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Scholar urges Chinese to learn to defend against new religion regulations
Among stricter provisions are those covering official registration of places used for religious purposes, but there is some confusion about criteria to be applied.
Program develops leaders for Catholic schools in U.S. mission dioceses
Catholic Extension and Loyola Marymount University have launched the Catholic School Leadership Development Initiative to develop a pipeline of educated Catholic school leaders in dioceses with limited resources and staff.
Congolese official denies ordering police to stop cathedral Mass
Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji, who heads the government in Kasai Oriental, challenged the clergy accusing him to provide evidence of their claims.
Reject intolerance, teach respect for other religions, speakers say
"The struggle for the affirmation of religious liberty is far from being won," Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, told an audience at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University Jan. 30.
Strains increase between Venezuelan church leaders, president
The strenuous relationship between the Venezuelan regime and local church leaders deteriorated further in January, with President Nicolas Maduro calling two bishops "devils in a cassock."