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Vatican taps top architects to create chapels for Venice festival
The initiative is yet another major effort in the long journey of repairing an unnecessary, "lacerating divorce" between art and faith, said Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi.
Mississippi enacts 15-week abortion ban; state’s lone clinic files suit
UPDATED -- Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law March 19 the most restrictive state abortion bill in the nation. Pro-life advocates hailed the law that is for now blocked in court.
Hundreds of runners take to Havertown’s streets for Shamrock Shuffle
Some 450 runners raised thousands of dollars March 17 for Sacred Heart Parish in Delaware County. The seventh annual race benefits upgrades at the school gymnasium while bringing the community together.
San Diego initiative seeks to build trust among police, communities
Religious leaders are recognizing they have a unique role in helping improve relations among law enforcement officers and the broader community.
Cardinal Dolan hopes Supreme Court will uphold free speech
Cardinal Dolan said that he prayed the Supreme Court would "do the right thing and uphold our fundamental right to free speech" when it decides a case examining freedom of speech at crisis pregnancy centers.
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in Rome prison
Pope Francis once again will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in a prison and will wash the feet of 12 inmates.
Disgraced cardinal from Scotland dies at 80
Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned five years ago as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh after admitting to sexual misconduct, died early March 19 at the age of 80.
Speakers focus on role of God’s grace, Mary’s intercession in daily life
Speaking at the March 10 Catholic Men's Fellowship Conference, Father Charles Canterna emphasized that all lives have value and that those in prison are no different from those on the outside.
South Carolina artist honors memories of Holocaust victims with drawings
Mary Burkett has created a collection of portraits of children killed in the Holocaust that she calls "Beloved: Children of the Holocaust."
Bishop Shanahan H.S. to host spring open house
The Catholic high school in Downingtown, Chester County opens its doors on Wednesday, March 21 from 7-9 p.m. Meet faculty, coaches and current students, take a campus tour and see classroom demonstrations.