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With new website, Franciscans opt for their own ‘hip-hop’ style
The March launch of the website is just phase one of a comprehensive project that will include opportunities for the public to interact with the friars and for the friars to reflect formally on how, when and why they communicate.
London cardinal call for prayers for victims of Westminster attack
After crashing the vehicle into railings, the British-born Muslim ran into New Palace Yard, near Parliament, where he fatally stabbed a police officer before he was killed by police.
Pope recognizes miracle attributed to Fatima visionaries
Many people are hoping Pope Francis will preside over the canonization ceremony during his visit to Fatima May 12-13.
Devon Prep students win big at regional science tourney
Nine students among Devon's 30 participants won medals at the recent Science Olympiad at Neumann University. More than 1,000 middle school and high school students from 60 schools in the region took part.
Holy Cross School’s robotics team wins at U Penn event
The Collegeville regional school's team designed a robot using Legos that will help to avoid vehicle collisions with deer by alerting both drivers and animals. Their design won first place at the regional robotics competition.
Hardened hearts can turn believers into atheists, pope says
Not listening to God's voice can distance Christians from him and lead them instead to seek solace in worldly idols that offer only doubt and confusion, Pope Francis said.
Top Vatican officials attend child protection seminar
There is absolutely no excuse for not implementing concrete measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse, said Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston.
Make way for the Gospel: Vatican ensures media give the message
As the Vatican Secretariat for Communication works to unify Vatican media efforts, a key pastoral concern is to keep open all the channels that allow Pope Francis to speak to the world.
Senators ask Gorsuch about abortion, religious liberty
When asked again about his stance on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, Gorsuch said March 22 he accepts the decision "as the law of the land."
Cardinal William Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 86
A product of St. Charles Seminary and formerly the bishop of Harrisburg before going to Baltimore in 1989, he was made a cardinal in 1994. He became known for his vital role in ecumenical and interreligious relations.