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Donors to Catholic Charities Appeal continue centuries of service
Catholics first supported their neighbors in need 220 years ago in Philadelphia. Last year, the annual appeal passed the mark of $10 million raised -- for the fourth consecutive year.
Walk for Life coming to center city Phila.
The public witness for life will take place Sunday, Sept. 24 at Sister Cities Park and feature nationally known speakers, plus Mass in the adjacent Cathedral Basilica.
Catholic Quizzo
St. John's Young Adult Community is hosting a night filled with trivia... with a Catholic twist.
Steeples and Steel tours
The Steeples & Steel Tour presents new locations that reflect the lives of immigrants on the South Side of Bethlehem. This two-hour tour shares the history and experiences of those who left their homelands in search of a better life in America.
Gingrich, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Vatican, testifies at hearing
Gingrich, 51, affirmed the administration's commitment to protecting human rights and religious freedom and responded to questions about refugees and the environment.
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
After efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed late July 17 in the U.S. Senate, Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.
Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes
Dozens of statues have been carefully restored by Lou McClung, a professional artist, who has made it his vocation to preserve artifacts from closed churches in Northeast Ohio. He displays them in what is now a 7-year-old venture called the Museum of Divine Statues.
Two priests kidnapped in Congo’s troubled North Kivu province
Congo's bishops have asked security agencies to try to rescue the priests, who served at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Bunyuka. The gunmen also attacked a nearby convent and looted property.
Giving Voice network connects women religious for community, activism
Giving Voice, a network for women religious under 50, encourages participants to form a community and share their gifts with the whole network and society at large.
Erie bishop hops aboard a Harley adorned with Vatican flag for parade
American flags flew from the back of many of the more than 1,000 motorcycles participating in Erie's Roar on the Shore Bike Parade July 13. But the Harley-Davidson carrying Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Erie was the only one that also featured a Vatican flag.