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California pastor’s youth ministry honored with Lumen Christi Award
UPDATED - A California priest who ministers to the children of migrant workers in the state's Salinas Valley is the winner of the 40th annual Lumen Christi Award of the Catholic Extension Society.
Catholic Athletes for Christ Cocktail Benefit
All coaches, youth ministers, and priests, are invited to the cocktail reception Oct. 26 in Lafayette Hill to learn more about efforts to promote a Catholic sports culture.
Celebrate the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Philip Neri Parish in East Greenville will host a two-part event on Sept. 19 and Oct. 1 commemorating the saint's feast day with a talk and a bus tour at St. Philip Neri Catholic Family Life Center.
Michaelmas: Solemn Latin Mass for St. Michael the Archangel
The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, will host a Mass for the feast of the Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel on Sept. 29.
Conference explores Our Lady of Fatima a century later
The Fatima 100 Conference at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish on Oct. 14 will commemorate 100 years since the apparitions in Fatima, Portugal.
Catholic Charismatic Renewal celebrates golden jubilee
Catholic Charismatics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia invite all people to experience the Holy Spirit and his life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ and the love of the Father on Oct. 13-15.
Pope says he hopes Trump reconsiders DACA decision
Politicians who call themselves pro-life must be pro-family and not enact policies that divide families and rob young people of a future, Pope Francis said.
Vatican reform process ‘nearly complete,’ C9 member says
UPDATED - Pope Francis' international Council of Cardinals -- the so-called C9 -- is nearly done with its work of advising the pope on a major reform of the Vatican bureaucracy, the secretary of the council said.
Catholic judicial nominee grilled by senators on her religious views
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, spurred outrage about possible religious tests for judicial appointees when she questioned a Catholic judicial nominee Sept. 6 about what impact her faith would have on her interpretation of the law.
Bruised, not broken: Pope encourages Colombians to pursue peace
Pope Francis said he had no magic words or special recipes for Colombians seeking peace, but rather he wanted to listen to them, learn from them and travel a bit of the road with them.