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Canadian dioceses rally to help migrants, mostly Haitians, fleeing U.S.
As waves of asylum seekers continue to cross illegally into Canada from the United States, Catholic dioceses in Quebec and eastern Ontario are mobilizing to provide them with food, shelter and pastoral support.
Prayers, aid offered amid floods as Texas parishes grapple with Harvey
A number of parishes throughout the 10-county Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston assisted with flood relief as emergency shelters or donation sites Aug. 29.
Pope, Orthodox patriarch issue joint plea for care of creation
Together with the head of the Orthodox Church, Pope Francis urged people to be respectful and responsible toward creation while being aware of how disrupted ecosystems impact the poor.
In Chile, women in crisis turn to Catholic foundation for help
In a country that just recently legalized abortion in some circumstances, women who give up their children for adoption face a stigma.
Pope: God wants people to dream big, not listen to cynics
"Please, make sure we do not pay attention to disappointed and unhappy people; let us not listen to those who cynically plead not to cultivate hope in life," he said Aug. 30 during his weekly general audience.
Pilgrims journey to former Pennsylvania coal town to offer Marian prayer
Nearly 400 people made the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia's pilgrimage to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia, Pa., for the second annual "A Call to Prayer" on the eve of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God.
Georgia Tech punter forgoes final football season for seminary
In recovering from a life-threatening injury, walking on to the Georgia Tech football team as a punter, and discerning the priesthood, Grant Aasen has demonstrated a desire to succeed.
Villanova’s Center for Church Management welcomes new director
Matt Manion, formerly at the Catholic Leadership Institute in Wayne, succeeds founding director Dr. Charles Zech at the Villanova University program that teaches business skills to Catholic professionals, both clergy and laity.
Archdiocesan parishes to take up hurricane relief collection soon
Hurricane Harvey finally is moving on from its battering of Texas and Louisiana, but the collection to address the needs wrought by the storm’s devastation has already begun. Parishioners can contribute to a collection Sept. 16-17.
Bishop DiLorenzo remembered for embracing life’s fullness, supporting poor
The bishop of Richmond was buried Aug. 25. "He was just a kid from West Philly" who, said his brother, "loved to eat, but he was nourished by human interaction and intellectual curiosity ... and the need to keep trying to make the world a better place,"