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New Catholic home offers seniors dignity, leverages public partners
Archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services, working with state, local and federal agencies and banks, has completed the $15 million St. John Neumann Place II, a new senior residence in South Philadelphia.
Nearly 50,000 baptisms registered in China in 2017, says Vatican agency
Because it is difficult to get data from rural areas, the figures likely are incomplete but they "reflect the vitality and the missionary dynamism of a community that fully lives faith," a Vatican agency reported.
Vatican judge accused of possessing child pornography accepts plea deal
A judge on a top Vatican tribunal was given a 14-month suspended sentence by an Italian court for possessing child pornography and sexual molestation. He then resigned his position on the Roman Rota, the tribunal.
Congo’s bishops denounce attempts to discredit church leaders
After demanding the government lift a ban on peaceful demonstrations, Congo's Catholic bishops denounced campaigns "designed to weaken our church's moral force." A cardinal has criticized the president's failure to step down.
Florida Catholic bishops urge governor to spare life of death-row inmate
Eric Branch was scheduled to be executed Feb. 22 for his 1994 conviction of murdering Susan Morris, a college student, in 1993 when he was 21.
Archbishop Wood concert honors fallen graduate, benefits students
Now in its 20th year, the performance -- featuring music by the Beatles and Elvis -- will salute the memory of a 1995 graduate who lost his life in a U.S. Navy search and rescue training helicopter crash.
Knights of Columbus lead Lenten pilgrimage to two national shrines
The March 10 excursion will feature tours of the St. John Paul II and Immaculate Conception shrines, both located in Washington, D.C.
Florida man puts his stamp on ‘Offering of Letters’ campaign
An enthusiastic supporter of the Bread for the World Christian citizens anti-hunger lobby, Peter England marshals the efforts of members of his 3,000-household parish to take part in the organization's annual "Offering of Letters" campaign.
Ex-Chilean seminarian: meeting with Vatican abuse investigator ‘intense’
Juan Carlos Cruz, today a Philadelphia resident, met for nearly four hours in New York with Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a longtime expert on clergy sex abuse. "I leave here very hopeful today," Cruz said.
Network social justice lobby unveils ’21st Century Poverty’ campaign
Network's "Nuns on the Bus" road trips have provided its staffers a view of what poverty looks like that can't be seen by sitting at a desk in an office building a few blocks from the Capitol.