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El Salvador hopes for a miracle and another saint-in-waiting
El Salvador's Catholic Church circles swirl these days with news about a possible miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Oscar Romero. There's also the yearning that the momentum will help the beatification cause of his martyred Jesuit friend, Father Rutilio Grande.
Prayer service for immigrants, refugees set for cathedral
Archbishop Chaput will lead the Liturgy of the Word in prayerful support of immigrants March 19 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
Nuns team up with Caritas to help malnourished Venezuelan children
The clinics -- called Survey System for Monitoring, Alerting, and Attending to Health and Nutrition, or SAMAN in Spanish, are designed to collect and monitor statistics and help malnourished children.
Talks for young adults look at love, responsibility, sexuality
The first in a five-week series for singles and couples in their 20s and 30s is examining St. John Paul II's teachings on Thursday nights at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Biggest-yet men’s conference shows faith alive and growing
About 1,300 men, 100 more than last year, came to St. Joseph's University March for the ninth annual Man Up Philly. Their numbers and enthusiasm gave the impression the church is not in decline, if you know where to look.
Four nuns killed when truck hits van in Ethiopia
Four other sisters were traveling in the van when it was hit by a truck en route to Hawassa March 7; one remained in critical condition, CNEWA reported March 8.
Initial reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition
UPDATED - Within hours of President Donald Trump's new executive order March 6 banning refugees from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders in questioning the wisdom of such a move, with others vowing to oppose it outright.
U.K. church leaders: Pharmacists could be forced to dispense lethal drugs
The General Pharmaceutical Council intends to order pharmacists to "take responsibility for ensuring that person-centered care is not compromised because of personal values and beliefs."
Bishop Moynihan dies; called ‘true shepherd,’ example of ‘discipleship’
Retired Bishop James M. Moynihan, who served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse from 1995 to 2009, died March 6. He was 84.
Amid fears, unauthorized immigrants ask church for spiritual, legal help
In a time of personal crisis, immigrants in the country without documents are turning in large numbers to their church for spiritual counsel and practical legal assistance through Catholic Charities.