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After K-12 in Catholic schools, quadruplets choose Catholic colleges
Elizabeth, Alexandra, Sarah and Richard are moving on from their Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood to Philadelphia-area universities, thanks to the many sacrifices of their proud parents.
Padre Pio Festival features prayers, processions and fun
St. Bede Parish in Holland, Bucks County, will hold its second annual festival in honor of St. Pio of Pietrelcina June 24-25. In addition to prayers, entertainment for the whole family is offered.
Bishop Cantu reports on unrest, religious persecution around globe
As chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop Cantu gave a report on human rights and religious persecution June 15 during the bishops' spring assembly in Indianapolis.
Bishops’ voices called ‘vital’ to fight challenges to religious liberty
The bishops' action came less than a week before the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom June 21-July 4. It is a two-week period of prayer, advocacy and education on religious freedom.
Humanity must unite in fight against corruption, pope says
Christians and non-Christians must join the fight against corruption, which tears apart the bonds that unite humanity, Pope Francis said.
Priests say Vietnam is letting gangs terrorize Catholics in northeast
"We see that the attacks have been carried out in an orchestrated manner, and the police know well what is occurring, but are ignoring what is going on," said 11 priests in a June 13 petition given to the Vietnamese government.
Dewane: Church ‘committed to ensuring fundamental right’ to health care
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops also reinforced its stand that the American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House May 4 needs major reform -- to provide quality health care for the "voiceless," especially children, the elderly, the poor, immigrants and the seriously ill.
Church offers counseling to help students cope with trauma of London fire
Children who attended Catholic schools in the shadow of Grenfell Tower are among about 76 people who have yet to be accounted for. Police have confirmed that 30 people died in the June 14 fire, with the death toll expected to rise.
Pope taps human rights expert for integral human development office
Father Bruno-Marie Duffe, a 65-year-old priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon, was named June 16 to the No. 2 post in the dicastery to assist the prefect, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.
New child protection experts graduate from Rome’s Jesuit university
The ceremony, held June 14 at the Gregorian University, included a panel discussion with five post-doctoral students and a poster exhibition of all 24 students' final theses and research.