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Former Chadds Ford pastor arrested on drug, theft charges
Msgr. Gregory J. Parlante, former pastor of St. Cornelius Parish, was arrested Jan. 25 and faces charges of drug possession and theft after a package addressed to him was discovered in the rectory after he resigned in May 2017.
Notre Dame community reacts to controversy over contraceptive coverage
Some University of Notre Dame students, faculty and alumni are voicing strong public criticism over the university administration's decision to continue employee insurance coverage for sterilizations, contraceptives and abortifacients after a federal mandate to do so was amended late last year.
Lansdale Catholic senior Lauren Crim tops 1,000 points in her career
As significant as the Jan. 11 milestone was, most important for Crim was helping her team top West Catholic in a last-second, 50-48 win. See our roundup of all Catholic League girls' basketball action, plus current standings.
Truth, example, motherly guidance need to transmit faith, pope says
Courage in preaching the truth, clarity in giving a good example and motherly care in teaching the faith are essential components in sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Advocates alarmed at U.S. suspension of aid to Palestinian refugees
The U.S. suspension of $65 million in aid to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees alarmed advocates who work with Palestinians living in camps.
Lord’s Prayer: Germans stick with wording; Italians to change at Mass
The decisions come after the French bishops decided that beginning early December last year, French Catholics would change the line, "Lead us not into temptation," to the equivalent of "do not let us enter into temptation."
Families in El Salvador see lives changing with end of TPS in U.S.
Salvadorans abroad delivered more than $450 million worth of remittances to their families in El Salvador in 2017.
Philippine church seeks relief for families affected by volcano eruption
More than 70,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters as the volcano started spewing columns of ashes as high as one mile.
World Meeting of Families catechesis to be available online
To help parishes, groups, individuals and families better prepare for the World Meeting of Families, Vatican organizers are releasing a multimedia series of catechetical materials in five languages online.
Christians recognize God’s grace at work in one another, pope says
When different Christian churches recognize the validity of one another's baptisms, they are recognizing that God's grace is at work in them, Pope Francis said.