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The path toward corruption is a slippery road, pope says
"When a person lives in his own closed environment, when he breathes that air that comes from material goods, from pleasures, from vanity, from feeling safe and only trusting in himself," the pope said, "he loses his bearings, he loses the compass and doesn't know his own limits."
In city and country, deportation worries on the rise
When immigrant parents choose godparents for a baptism, they seek American citizens so they can raise the baby if the parents are deported. In a CatholicPhilly.com special report, Catholic pastors and leaders survey the new landscape of fear in the archdiocese.
Local Catholics donate to collections for CRS, Black and Indian Missions
Catholics in the Philadelphia Archdiocese gave more than $600,000 for the two national collections taken up in churches. Funds raised benefit Catholic Relief Services and church immigration agencies, and evangelization efforts.
Vatican maze: Retracing the path of abuse accountability proposals
Recent exchanges in the media have highlighted a lack of clarity and transparency when it comes to finding better ways to make bishops and religious superiors more accountable for how they handle allegations of sexual abuse.
Author maintains that Muslims have influenced America for centuries
Amir Hussain wants Americans to know that Muslims have always been a part of the history of the United States, starting long before the country gained its independence from Great Britain.
17 Republicans seek House commitment to environmental stewardship
UPDATED - A spokesman for the Catholic Climate Covenant expressed support for the measure, saying it could widen the discussion of environmental concerns and climate change in particular.
Catholic high school students work to end bullying ‘Piece-by-Peace’
Austin Bowen, Noah Harrison and Michaela Kunkler, seniors at Mater Dei High School in Evansville, have some ideas on how to combat bullying. Those ideas have helped them each land a full scholarship to the University of Evansville.
Muslim speaker tells how religion builds ‘bridge of cooperation’
Eboo Patel spoke March 7 at St. Joseph's University for the Interfaith Campus Leadership Conference, where a Jesuit priest called Patel's interfaith youth initiative a "way to build a healthy religious pluralism in our society."
Three parishes to host Christian music concerts on three nights
From March 30 to April 1, the inaugural AbbeyFest Concert Series will present free shows at St. Norbert, Nativity of Our Lord and the Cathedral Basilica, ahead of the major all-day festival in September. See the artists' lineup.
Job-killing business deals a ‘grave sin,’ pope says
Employers who make shady business deals that threaten people's livelihood commit a sin that robs men, women and their families of their dignity, Pope Francis told employees of a media company seeking to relocate.