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Families come first at Downingtown parish’s festival
The Family Fully Alive Festival at St. Joseph Parish drew hundreds of people for a day of insightful talks on marriage and family life, plus games for the kids and informative exhibitors.
‘Pedaling priests’ complete 340-mile bicycle trek for vocation prayers
After riding bicycles a little more than 340 miles over five days, three young priests of the Diocese of Peoria sailed across the Indiana state line April 28, bringing Priests Pedaling for Prayers to a close.
Hungry, scared South Sudanese stay in cathedral compound for protection
Drought and armed conflict have pushed tens of thousands of Wau-area residents out of their homes, away from their farms and unable to adequately feed themselves.
Pope plans Pentecost celebrations with charismatics and Pentecostals
Pope Francis has invited thousands of Catholic charismatics and members of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches to Rome to celebrate Pentecost and mark the 50th anniversary of what became the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
Irish Jesuit, Protestant gentleman-turned-Catholic healer, to be beatified
When Jesuit Father John Sullivan is beatified May 13, two archbishops -- one Catholic and one Anglican -- will present the solemn petition asking that the priest be declared "a blessed."
God’s tenderness can soften the hardest hearts, pope says
A person with a hardened, "pagan heart does not allow the Spirit to enter" and often relies on his or her own strength and intellect rather than understanding God's will through humility, the pope said.
Young men invited to vocations dinner in Montgomery Co.
A St. Andrew Dinner will be held May 11 at St. Eleanor Parish, Collegeville for young men who are open to the idea of a vocation. Prayer, a meal and discussion will be featured.
45 people saved from tornado’s fury in hallway of Texas church
The providential event took place the evening of April 29, as severe storms tore through Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on a northeasterly path that killed at least 13 people in three states.
Mary’s message of hope to be celebrated in small Wisconsin town
The event May 18 will include a presentation by Father Francisco Pereira, chaplain at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.
Beloved pastor’s example led deacon to cusp of priesthood
Deacon Matthew Brody found friendship and music the best ways of adapting to the seminary lifestyle. As a priest, he's excited by the prospect of doing "the small things that help people find God."