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Beloved police chaplain ‘lived Jesus’ for thousands, say mourners
Hundreds of police, clergy, family and friends gathered May 6 to celebrate the life and work of Oblate Father Steven Wetzel, head of the Philadelphia-based Michael the Archangel Ministry, who died April 27.
Russia’s war meant to eliminate Ukrainian people, archbishop says
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said Russia's ultimate goal is to wipe out the country and its people, and Russian military tactics are following "a genocide manual."
Retired priests collect $10K for Ukraine war victims
Residents of Villa St. Joseph in Darby said they're praying for and supporting the most vulnerable amid a brutal Russian invasion that has killed thousands and displaced almost 13 million.
Canadian panel urges ban of military chaplains of certain religions
An advisory panel wants to rid the Canadian Armed Forces of chaplains whose religious faiths are not seen as diverse, including "some churches' exclusion of women from their priesthoods."
Survey finds dropping percentages of new white U.S. priests
Among the findings of a survey of men to be ordained this year: most carried undergraduate student debt, and most were educated in parish religious education programs.
German bishop suspends sainthood cause over allegations
Claims of sexual assault and abuse of power by Father Joseph Kentenich, founder of the international Schonstatt movement, were documented in 1950 but only rediscovered in 2020.
Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis find home in Trenton Diocese
The Italian teenager -- the first of the millennial generation to be beatified by the Catholic Church in 2020 -- is the patron saint of young people in the New Jersey diocese.
Pope offers message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The theme, "Called to build the human family," looks at the meaning of "vocation" within the context of "a church that listens to God and to the world."
Kentucky diocese to restore Communion under both species
Communion from the chalice, as well as on the tongue, will again be options in a western Kentucky diocese beginning on the feast of Corpus Christi, amid the national eucharistic revival.
Healing, forgiveness seen in execution’s aftermath
The maker of the documentary film "An American Tragedy" witnessed the transformation of a convicted killer and reconciliation with his victim's family, before his own execution.