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Music teacher, caregiver Sister Barbara Bamberger dies
The longtime I.H.M. sister, educator and staffer at Camilla Hall died there at age 82 in the 62nd year of her religious life as a Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
STREAM Expo showcases ‘everything we learn,’ including faith
At an April 26-28 fair, kids from more than 50 archdiocesan schools displayed projects that tackled real-world problems with science skills, creativity and a commitment to Christ.
NE Phila. parishioners celebrate 100 years of ‘giving their hearts’ to community
For the past century, members of St. Katherine of Siena Parish have been "making the church present in their little part of the world," said Archbishop Nelson Pérez during an April 24 anniversary Mass.
Five nights of family fun at St. Anselm’s carnival
Food, games and, of course, rides are all on the agenda for the May 17-21 event at the Northeast Philadelphia parish.
Pope wants annual global audit of work to safeguard minors
Without progress in "transparency and accountability," Pope Francis said, "the faithful will continue to lose trust in their pastors" and "witnessing to the Gospel will become increasingly difficult."
Volunteers weave fellowship for war effort in Ukrainian church
In the basement of a church in western Ukraine, residents and displaced people make camouflage nets, dumplings and rosaries for the Ukrainian military resisting the Russian invasion.
Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says
The family is "the principal antidote to poverty, both material and spiritual," Pope Francis told the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences,. He warned about demographic decline and "irresponsible" parenthood."
Young adult Catholics talk of promoting climate change efforts
With more than three-quarters of young Catholics worried about climate change, church leaders should make it a higher priority, said panelists at a Georgetown forum.
Speaking out, seeking dialogue key to countering antisemitism, says local scholar
Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to examine Christian attitudes towards Jews, while pursuing "opportunities to be enriched by the spiritual treasures" of Judaism, said Philip Cunningham of Saint Joseph's University.
Pope, Council of Cardinals meet, discuss war in Ukraine
Pope Francis and his international council met in-person at the Vatican April 25, discussing the global and local impacts of the war, climate change, women in the church, tenuous political situations and pastoral problems in local churches.