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Philadelphia, Boston bishops make friendly wager on Super Bowl
Longtime friends Archbishop Charles Chaput and Cardinal Sean O'Malley are wagering donations to their cities' programs for the needy. They also make predictions of the final score. Archbishop Chaput: Eagles 24, Patriots 20.
Trump immigration plan’s impact on family ‘deeply troubling,’ says bishop
"We welcome the administration's proposal to include a path to citizenship for Dreamers. However, the proposed cuts to family immigration and elimination of protections to unaccompanied children are deeply troubling," said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas.
Dialogue dilemma: Vatican’s China overture sparks controversy
Vatican efforts to honor those who suffer and die for their faith while trying to negotiate with oppressive regimes to expand religious freedom have been fraught with criticism and real pain for more than 50 years.
Encuentro delegates urged to bring others to ‘new encounter’ with Christ
Diocesan-level encuentros and regional encuentros are taking place around the country as part of a process of reflection and action leading up to the U.S. Catholic Church's Fifth National Encuentro, or "V Encuentro."
Mexican bishops: Most churches damaged in September quakes were historic
A report from the Mexican bishops' conference has catalogued 1,850 damaged churches -- including 17 cathedrals -- due to the twin earthquakes that shook the country in September.
Ignatian network to mark Valentine’s Day with a focus on migrants
A coalition of Jesuit schools and universities is encouraging those in their network to celebrate Valentine's Day this year by sending cards to lawmakers, asking them and others to "love your neighbor" and send "migrants welcome" Valentine's Day messages.
Bishop Barron wows capacity crowd at St. Charles Seminary
Fewer than half of the 900 people who wanted to hear a talk by perhaps America's leading Catholic evangelizer squeezed into a chapel to hear him Monday night. He told how he formed a global ministry, and what they can do, too.
Men and women religious called ‘witnesses’ to light of Christ in world
Consecrated men and women reflect the light of Christ and are witnesses to that light "in a world that is often shrouded in shadow," Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, said Jan. 29.
Students become ‘servant leaders’ at Catholic Schools Week event
More than 800 kids from local Catholic schools put aside their books and rolled up their sleeves to help the area’s needy on Monday, Jan. 29 in a project sponsored by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services.
Catholic Schools Week events around the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Forty-five Catholic grade schools, high schools and schools of special education are hosting events all week, including numerous pep rallies in anticipation of the Eagles playing in (and winning) Super Bowl LII.