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Young people at forefront of pro-life fight called ‘new Magi’ of movement
Catholic school leaders throughout the U.S. take thousands of their students to the regional or national March for Life events each year in an effort to engage them in the pro-life cause and to eventually pass the torch of leadership to them.
‘No one can replace a mother,’ Chilean inmate tells Pope Francis
Pope Francis has visited other prisons, but this was the first time on his travels as pope that he visited one just for women. He was greeted by women standing with their babies in their arms.
After fleeing Iraq, Chaldean Catholic now makes faith-based films
Pete Shilaimon was only 5 years old when his family -- mother, father, brother and sister -- left pretty much everything and everybody that they knew behind and headed to Greece.
Father Francis X. Herron, last of 3 priest brothers, dies at 87
The former pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish and St. Irenaeus Parish, both in Philadelphia, died Jan. 6. His funeral will be celebrated Jan. 17 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Springfield.
Sister Rita Marie Burian, 83, taught for 49 years in local schools
The religious sister had been a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 56 years. She taught mostly at St. Benedict and St. Bonaventure in Philadelphia and at St. Stanislaus, Lansdale.
Panel: Immigrants, like everyone else, want love, family, peaceful life
Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to move beyond statistics in discussions of migrants and refugees, and to remember that "each of them has a name, a face and a story," said John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America.
Philippine church leaders expect more deaths as police relaunch drug war
Human rights groups say President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against illegal drugs has claimed the lives of at least 13,000 people since it was launched in 2016.
Survey: Women say Eucharist, helping poor is what it means to be Catholic
They also have the potential to turn the tide in the 2018 mid-term elections, according to a nationwide survey released Jan. 16 by America magazine, a Jesuit-owned publication.
Family man now leads area’s largest pro-life organization
Tom Stevens, head of the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia, has pro-life credentials tracing back to his days as an economics student at Villanova University, where he met his wife. A "bridge-builder," his specialty is helping organizations grow.
Irish bishop recalls Cranberries’ musician for her faith, inspiration
Dolores O'Riordan, 46, died suddenly Jan. 15 in London, where she had been due to record material for a new release. Police were investigating her death, calling it "unexplained."