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In Jericho, new Franciscan youth center offers chance to meet ‘the other’
An outgrowth of the Good Shepherd Sports Club, the center was built on Franciscan-owned property and financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, American Near East Refugee Aid and IREX, a U.S. nongovernmental organization.
Area Catholic teens hit the road to help the needy out of state
Youths from the high school youth group at St. Pius X Parish in Broomall and Pope John Paul II High School gave up their July 4 holiday week for a mission work trip to Massachusetts.
Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death
Pope Francis' decree to beatify two Colombian martyrs from two troubled eras in the South American country's history underscores his call for courageous witness amid violence and persecution.
Health bill must protect poor, unborn and conscience rights, bishop says
Bishop Frank J. Dewane, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, called on the Senate to fix problems with the ACA in a more narrow way, rather than repeal it without an adequate replacement.
Advocates urge more awareness about natural family planning options
There are plenty of myths that surround natural family planning, but advocates say the Catholic Church can help dispel those myths and raise an awareness of which fertility-awareness options exist for married couples that embrace church teaching.
Parish’s seniors stage St. John Paul’s play on marriage
At Old St. Joseph Parish in Philadelphia, the eldership group (senior citizens) organized the play as an alternative to trips to the shore. It's a senior activity with a spiritual component, connecting art with contemplation.
Land O’ Lakes statement on Catholic higher education turns 50
The document's official name is "Statement on the Nature of the Contemporary Catholic University," but its catchier title did not give it widespread acceptance. Ever since it was signed July 23, 1967, the text has been both revered and criticized.
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish to host addiction awareness event
The parish in Croydon will host a congressman, district attorney and community leaders from Lower Bucks County for a discussion on the addiction crisis, plus a homeless outreach, on July 29.
U.S. Supreme Court says travel ban exemption can include grandparents
Refugees from six majority-Muslim countries may be banned from entering the U.S. unless those refugees had "bona fide" relationships. President Trump also set a 50,000 refugee cap for 2017, down from 110,000.
Jerusalem Christian leaders concerned with increased tension in Old City
The heads of Jerusalem's Christian churches expressed "serious concern" over an escalation in tensions in Jerusalem's Old City as hostilities remained high following the mid-July shooting deaths of two Israeli policemen and three gunmen on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.