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Bob Pantano Dance Party to benefit St. Hubert High School
The Northeast Philadelphia high school's alumni association will host the party April 28, which includes food, drinks and of course, dance music.
Make confession more available, God’s heart is always open, pope says
Pope Francis told priests in Rome that confession is a priority that should not have limited hours because the sacrament is a daily call to head to the “peripheries of evil and sin, and this is an ugly periphery,” healed only by God's mercy.
St. Laurence School hosting arts and crafts festival
Proceeds from the sixth annual fair on April 29 -- featuring art activities, games and food -- will benefit arts and other programs at the parish school in Upper Darby, Delaware County.
People with addictions, and loved ones, draw strength from faith
About 100 people either active in their addiction or in recovery from it, along with their family and friends, gathered March 11 for a special Mass at the cathedral. It was beneficial for them and for the church, an organizer believes.
All Catholics must take faith, witness to the public square, bishop says
Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., encouraged more than 1,000 Catholics to engage in the public square during his talk March 9 at Catholics at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.
Catholic bishops join call to Trump to support humanitarian assistance
Five Catholic prelates were among 106 faith leaders who shared their support for U.S. spending on international humanitarian aid in a letter to congressional leaders.
Nuncio: Evangelization, mercy, encounter mark pope’s first four years
"The raison d'etre of the church is evangelization. It's not a business, it's not an organization or an association for the defense of Jesus, but a group called to announce God's presence to humanity," Archbishop Pierre said.
Editor: Dutch church relief tempered by people’s support for Wilders
The editor of the highest-circulation Dutch Catholic weekly said a "general sense of relief" in the church after March 15 elections was tempered by knowledge that many Catholics had supported the losing candidate.
Lent provides opportunity for Catholics to focus attention on homeless
Almsgiving is a Lenten tradition and Washington resident Ron Van Bellen says his volunteer work feeding the homeless honors his Catholic faith as he prepares for Easter.
Irish archbishop: St. Patrick was an ‘undocumented migrant’
The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has urged Irish people and those of Irish descent celebrating St. Patrick's Day to remember the plight of migrants.