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What makes Don Guanella tick, yesterday and today
Catholic Social Services continues to provide quality care in the largest private setting for intellectually disabled adults in the state, even in a changing care environment, thanks to generations of Catholic supporters.
Smiles you can’t fake: Joy of work, life and love for our most vulnerable
The Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence are caring for 330 intellectually disabled adult men and women with a half-century record of excellence driven by the Gospel call to care for our brothers and sisters.
Supreme Court sends death-row case back to lower courts
In a 6-3 vote, the high court ordered the federal appeals court based in Atlanta to examine claims that a juror in the case of death-row inmate Keith Tharpe voted for the death sentence because Tharpe is black.
28 local Catholics to receive honors from Pope Francis
Lay and religious men and women will be honored for their long service to the Catholic Church in the Philadelphia area at a ceremony Jan. 21 at the Cathedral. See our profiles of each honoree.
Zambia bans church services as cholera epidemic hits nation
The Zambian bishops' conference also has implemented measures, such as eliminating the handshake of peace in areas where Masses are still allowed.
Pope says he goes to Chile, Peru as pilgrim of Gospel joy
The pope will be in Chile Jan. 15-18, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique. He then will fly to Peru and from Jan. 18-21, he will visit Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo.
What’s a nice Presbyterian doing in a Catholic convent?
Ask Sister Kimberly Kessler, who last month took perpetual vows as a Sister of the Redeemer, and she will say the yearning for God in her heart came from her Protestant parents and the witness of Catholic sisters.
In Chile and Peru, pope to see effects of Latin America’s migration
Venezuelans, Haitians, Bolivians and others are finding work, welcome and challenges in their host countries of Peru and Chile, which the pope will visit Jan. 15-21. He has urged countries to protect and integrate foreigners.
Basketball helps priests teach New Jersey students about vocations
Students at St. John Vianney High School were completely taken by surprise during a pre-Christmas pep rally when six priests ran out onto the basketball court for a friendly exhibition game -- all with the intention to teach about vocations.
Indiana ‘Dreamer’ faces family breakup if DACA is allowed to expire
Unless Congress acts on the DREAM Act by early March, the first permits for people protected under DACA will begin to run out. An estimated 1,000 Dreamers would lose their status each day.