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Sister Ruth Held, 40 years in retreat ministry, dies at 96
A member of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for more than seven decades, Sister Ruth earned English degrees at Rosemont and Villanova, teaching for many years before directing retreats at Raphaela Center in Haverford.
3 holy Halloween tales to give you the chills
Monday is the eve of All Saints Day, so Lou Baldwin has dug up three stories of divine intervention with a Philadelphia connection. They show that saints do intercede for us to God, and miracles still do happen.
Bucks Co. parish helps Catholics weigh issues before Election Day
As the contentious 2016 election campaign heads into its final week, about 80 parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doylestown learned about the Catholic perspectives on voting, especially for down-ballot candidates.
Kits offer Louisianians a way to refurnish their flood-damaged homes
The Home Starter Kit, quite simply, offers families the opportunity to purchase pre-selected furniture either at cost, or if they meet financial requirements, at no cost.
Pope, Lutheran leaders begin Reformation commemoration with prayer
Urging Catholics and Lutherans to take decisive steps toward unity, Pope Francis nevertheless offered no new openings to the idea of sharing Communion before full unity is achieved.
Peruvian Catholics celebrate devotion at St. William Parish
The traditional devotion to El Señor de los Milagros (“The Lord of the Miracles”) started in 1998 with 10 families in the Northeast Philadelphia parish. On Sunday 300 people came out for a procession, Mass and dinner, capping a novena.
Philippine bishops urge All Souls’ Day prayers for drug war victims
"We pray for the forgiveness of their sins, we pray for the repose of their souls, and we pray for their redemption," Father Secillano said.
Pope sends Detroit bishop to Guam archdiocese hit by abuse allegations
Coadjutor Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes, 58, also was given "special faculties" or authority in the Archdiocese of Agana, according to a Vatican press release Oct. 31.
Priests to celebrate Masses outdoors after massive earthquake in Italy
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve advised priests to not celebrate Mass indoors over the next several days, including Nov. 1, the Solemnity of All Saints, which is also a national holiday in Italy.
Pope arrives in Sweden for what he calls important ecumenical event
Under a thick gray sky, Pope Francis was welcomed to Sweden with a small formal ceremony, which conveyed by its brevity that the trip was not a formal state visit, but had another purpose.