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Example of founder of Knights ‘etched in our hearts,’ says archbishop
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori paid tribute Aug. 3 to deceased members of the Knights of Columbus for their lives and example of charity and also recalled the founder of the fraternal order, Father Michael J. McGivney, for his life of devotion and service.
With help from church groups, Iraqis begin return to Ninevah Plain
It's taken three years for Iraqi Christians to return home after fleeing threats of death and forced conversion to Islam, but they are starting to rebuild their homes and lives in their ancestral towns, said Catholic aid groups.
Visit to Africa shows local travelers how far their generosity goes
Three parishioners from the Philadelphia Archdiocese joined a Catholic Relief Services trip to Burkina Faso in western Africa to learn firsthand of the needs, and the courage, of the people served there by CRS.
Create unity where there is division, pope tells Peruvians
Preparing for his visit to Peru in 2018, Pope Francis called on the country's people to follow the example of the Peruvian saints who brought unity amid division.
Pope names Academy for Life governing council
Completing the reorganization of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis named four scholars to serve on the academy's governing council.
Pope expected to visit Myanmar in late November
Pope Francis is expected to focus on trying to improve the troubles of about a million ethnic Muslim Rohingya when he visits Myanmar the last week of November, reported ucanews.com.
Knights name family of year, honor several councils at convention
Larry and Beth Odom and their 10 children typically carry supplies with them when they go out to give to those in need they encounter. When fire destroyed the home of a single mom and her four children, the Odoms took them into their home for five months.
Syro-Malankara bishop serving in U.S. named head of new eparchy in India
The synod of bishops of the Syro-Malankara Church has erected the Eparchy of Parassala, India, and with the assent of Pope Francis, has elected as the first bishop of the eparchy Bishop Thomas Eusebius Naickamparampil, who is currently serving Syro-Malankara Catholics in the U.S. and Canada.
Carroll Hall of Fame Event Honoring Barry Kirsch
Join us as we honor and celebrate Barry Kirsch for his 50 years of dedicated service to the Carroll Community.
American community finds a new home in Rome
U.S. Catholics in Rome had called the Church of Santa Susanna their parish since 1922. But the cloistered Cistercian nuns, who have had a presence at the historic parish since 1587, found the American presence distracting and made various attempts over the years to evict them.