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Celebrating, supporting marriage is not only good, but necessary
It's National Marriage Week in the U.S., and several events are scheduled in the Philadelphia Archdiocese to support married couples. Marriages can be happy and strong through grace, said an archdiocesan official.
Tales of love and marriage show the power of commitment
CatholicPhilly.com catches up with four couples in the Philadelphia Archdiocese -- one married 50 years, one just starting out and two in between -- who tell of how they met, how they married and how couples anywhere can stay devoted through the years.
Congress urged to pass conscience protections for health care providers
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore have urged the House and Senate to past the Conscience Protection Act of 2017.
Arizona mother deported from U.S. taken in by shelter just across border
U.S. Immigration agents arrested and deported Garcia de Rayos after she arrived at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix Feb. 8 for a mandatory check-in.
Pope names envoy to study pastoral care of faithful in Medjugorje
Archbishop Henryk Hoser's assignment has "an exclusively pastoral character," the Vatican said, making it clear his task is separate from the work of a commission set up in 2010.
Couple donates Ethiopian religious manuscripts to Catholic University
The collection includes more than 215 Islamic manuscripts, 125 Christian manuscripts, and 350 so-called "magic" scrolls with prayers to protect the owner or reader from particular illnesses.
Immigrant teacher fears new barriers for children she serves
"A couple of parents that I've met with this week have mentioned that they're afraid of what's going to happen to their children if (the parents) were to be deported," said Maria Dominguez.
U.S. bishops call for solidarity with Middle East victims of violence
"A concern for our Christian brethren is inclusive and does not exclude a concern for all the peoples of the region who suffer violence and persecution, both minorities and majorities, both Muslims and Christians," said a statement from four bishops.
Bishop Vasquez welcomes federal appeals court ruling on refugee ban
The bishop pledged that church agencies would continue to welcome people "as it is a vital part of our Catholic faith and an enduring element of our American values and traditions."
Church in North Africa hosting migrants from south, seeks support
Tthe Regional Bishops' Conference of North Africa said Catholic communities in the Maghreb had taken in sick migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as single mothers, unaccompanied children, uprooted students and those in prison.