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Good relations with lawmakers key to ‘vocation’ as lobbyist
Before his retirement as executive director of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, Robert O’Hara reflects on his 21 years representing the Catholic Church in the state capitol on a range of issues, including Catholic education.
This Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off in Phila.
Plans are afoot for the 248th annual parade celebrating the patron saint of Ireland on Sunday, March 11. Archbishop Chaput will celebrate Mass at 9 a.m. in Philadelphia, and the parade begins at noon.
Catholics must counteract ‘refusal to welcome’ migrants, speakers say
At a time when migrants and refugees are fleeing increasingly "terrible experiences" and encountering violence and abuse on their journeys, Catholics feel a particular responsibility to welcome the stranger, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.
Bishop asks federal government to work for rescue of kidnapped girls
Bishop Hilary Dachelem of Bauchi has appealed to the Nigerian government and security agencies to work for the rescue of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in February.
Blessed Paul VI to be canonized at close of synod, cardinal says
Cardinal Parolin confirmed to reporters that the canonization will take place at the end of the synod, which is scheduled for Oct. 3-28. Pope Paul revived the synod after the Second Vatican Council.
Explosive devices detonated in Mexican border churches
The bishop of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, has expressed alarm after two church explosions within four days.
Catholics celebrate nation’s newest cathedral, growth of church in South
The Bishop of Knoxville greeted more than 1,000 people to dedicate the 28,000-square-foot Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, calling it a historic day in the life of the Catholic Church in East Tennessee.
Time is now to address gun violence in ‘comprehensive way,’ say bishops
In the aftermath of the tragic attack Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, "this moment calls for an honest and practical dialogue around a series of concrete proposals -- not partisanship and overheated rhetoric," they said in a joint statement March 5.
Admissions not affected by gun-law protests, some Catholic colleges say
Statements on Twitter, school websites and blogs have assured high school seniors and future college applicants that they would not be adversely affected by joining in peaceful protests on this issue.
After 10 years, good news of Man Up Philly is going national
The men's spirituality conference, organized by lay men for the first time 10 years ago in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, has become a model for events featuring prayer and fellowship across the country.