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It’s ‘all hands on deck’ for addiction awareness in Bucks County
At St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Croydon, 100 participants including elected officials, law enforcement, health care providers and recovering addicts stressed the role of parishes in combating the nation's drug epidemic.
Constituent Assembly will ‘mortgage’ Venezuela’s future, Vatican says
In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of the people and respect the nation's current constitution.
Excommunication could be tool for fighting corruption, organized crime
A Vatican consultation group will consider initiatives to bolster the fight against corruption and organized crime, including by looking at possibilities for excommunicating members of the Mafia and other criminal organizations.
Ministries struggle to recruit men to help bring Christ to the youth
Founded in 1981, NET ministries, short for National Evangelization Teams, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading the Gospel by sending teams of young adults to evangelize teens throughout the nation through retreats and workshops.
USCCB president urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
Citing Trump's pledge to ease the mandate during a White House signing ceremony May 4 for an executive order promoting free speech and religious liberty, Cardinal DiNardo lamented that after three months no steps have yet been taken to erase the HHS mandate for organizations that object to it for faith reasons.
Friar’s remains exhumed, relics collected ahead of beatification Mass
The remains of Father Solanus Casey were exhumed Aug. 1 as part of the canonical process that precedes the saintly Capuchin Franciscan friar's beatification Mass in November.
New film recalls faith, sacrifice of Maryknoll chaplain killed in Vietnam
Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, the story of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno's faith and sacrifice is being retold in a new movie.
The 35th Annual Knights of the Immaculata Retreat for Men with Fr. Paul Scalia
All men are welcome. This retreat includes Mass, conferences (talks), Stations of the Cross, private adoration and much more!
Black Catholics bringing Revival to Cathedral
Office for Black Catholics and parishes of the Black Catholic community will host two evenings of inspiring preaching and praise Sept. 25 and 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
A year after historic floods, high water devastates West Virginia again
Flash floods and landslides wracked the state's northern regions July 28-29 after a storm dumped three inches of rain in 36 minutes.