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Archbishop Carroll hosting 21st Annual Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition
This year's competition will be held on January 21, 2017.
Knights of Columbus Philadelphia Chapter offering bus trip for March for Life
The Knights of Columbus will be providing transportation to the March for Life rally in Washington, DC.
In Holy Land visit, bishops see problems related to Israeli settlements
Thirteen bishops from North America and Europe visited the Tent of Nations as part of the Holy Land Coordination, which meets every January to focus on prayer, pilgrimage and solidarity with the Christian communities in the Holy Land.
In visit to Kurdistan, U.S. bishop hears priorities of Iraqi Christians
After meeting with church leaders in northern Iraq, a U.S. bishop said he will advocate differently for Iraqi religious minorities.
For a decade, ministry helps women transition from prison
The Sisters of St. Francis in Iowa funded the outreach ministry Clare Guest House in 2006, and since then 106 women on parole have called a two-story, five bedroom house their home for up to six months.
Two Northeast Philadelphia parishes plan for sustainability
Our Lady of Ransom and Resurrection of Our Lord are beginning the archdiocesan parish planning initiative, which may result in a merger or parish partnership. A decision is expected by the spring.
As elections approach in Somalia, bishop sees signs of hope
Bishop Giorgio Bertin, the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu, said one symbol of that hope is the recent rebuilding and re-consecration of the parish church in Hargeisa, Somalia's second-largest city.
Pope names Boston cardinal, others to Vatican congregations
Pope Francis named Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, who is president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, to be a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Christian witness requires action, pope says during parish visit
Being a real Christian does not mean being a saint, but giving witness to Jesus in word and, especially, deed, Pope Francis told members of a parish on the eastern edge of Rome.
Vatican backs papal commission investigating Order of Malta
The Vatican also rejected "any attempt to discredit these members of the group," led by Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, former Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva.