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FCC approves merger of Relevant Radio, Immaculate Heart Radio
Combined, the two stations have about 120 AM and FM stations and "repeater" towers for smaller cities. Relevant broadcasts mostly in the East and Midwest, Immaculate Heart in the West and Plains states.
International gathering celebrates 50 years of baptism in the Spirit
Followers of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal came back to where it all began. Some 6,200 of them gathered for the 2017 Jubilee Conference July 20-23 in Pittsburgh under the theme of "Rivers of Living Water."
Strong-willed American woman remains saintly role model
You may know plenty about St. Katharine Drexel, but do you know about another 19th century Philadelphian, Cornelia Connolly? Her marriage was like a soap opera, but the Catholic convert held firmly to her faith.
Mary’s Central Shrine hosts talk on ‘Mary and the Way of Beauty’
Speaker Bill Donaghy will discuss the Virgin Mary in art on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Miraculous Medal Art Museum, at the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown.
Phila.’s new D.A. relies on Catholic education to serve, not to judge
Kelley B. Hodge, who takes over the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from her disgraced predecessor, is an active member of St. Raymond Parish. She has worked as a defense attorney and a prosecutor.
China tells mainland media how to refer to retired Hong Kong bishop
Chinese propaganda chiefs have ordered mainland journalists not to describe outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun as the "emeritus" bishop of Hong Kong, but to instead use the word "former."
Catholic charities want people to hear migrants’ stories
In late September, Pope Francis will launch the "Share the Journey" campaign, a two-year program of Caritas Internationalis to promote encounters between people on the move and people living in the countries they are leaving, passing through or arriving in.
Russia, West must settle differences to achieve peace, cardinal says
Efforts to reach mutual understanding and discovering solutions to various world crises should "be placed above any national or, in any case, partisan interest," said the Vatican secretary of state.
Now Hiring: Vatican ambassador is unique in U.S. diplomatic corps
The Holy See is more than just an independent sovereign state: It's also the home of the pope and a font of moral-ethical responses to world affairs coming from the Roman Curia. For that reason, ambassadors here have a unique mission before them.
Getting a health care bill through Congress fraught with difficulties
When the vice president has to cast a vote to break a tie in the Senate on whether to debate U.S. health care policy it is obvious that passing legislation to repeal, and/or replace, and/or reform the Affordable Care Act is going to be a heavy lift in Congress.