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Bishops launch letter campaign urging Trump to protect religious freedom
Saying "religious freedom in America has suffered years of unprecedented erosion," the U.S. Catholic bishops have posted an online letter for Catholics to send to President Donald Trump urging him to sign an executive order promoting religious freedom.
N.Y. Archdiocese sets five-year, $100 million goal for Catholic Charities
As Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York opened its centennial year, the archdiocese launched a campaign to raise $100 million by 2022 for services and opportunities for children and families, especially the poorest and most vulnerable.
Summer gathering of Catholic leaders meant to revitalize church in U.S.
The invitation-only convocation will gather bishops, heads of national Catholic organizations and lay movements, leaders of religious orders and diocesan ministries and outreach programs. It also will feature a number of nationally known Catholic speakers.
‘We are called to be saints,’ Bishop Barres says during installation Mass
Bishop Barres, 56, who previously headed the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., succeeds Bishop William F. Murphy, 76, whose retirement was accepted by Pope Francis in December.
Joyful ‘Strangers’: A Q&A with Archbishop Chaput
The biblical moral grounding of America is now seen as outdated and bigoted, says Archbishop Charles Chaput in a new interview. So what are Christians to do going forward? Look to St. Augustine as a witness to living the Gospel with joy in a changing world, even when the world is hostile or indifferent.
Read an excerpt of Archbishop Chaput’s forthcoming book
We’re passing through a religious revolution in America, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes in this excerpt from his soon-to-be published book, “Strangers in a Strange Land.” Now “resident aliens,” Christians need to approach 21st century America with a spirit of love.
Discovering Jesus in His Holy Shroud
Coming to St. Albert the Great in Huntington Valley in March.
Class Acts: A sit down with the principal of Cardinal O’Hara HS
CatholicPhilly.com presents a Q&A with principal Eileen Vice, the first in a special ongoing series of interviews with leaders of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
U.S. archbishop visits Vietnam to show solidarity, offer support
U.S. bishops sent their immediate past president to Vietnam to see how they could help with the first college-level Catholic school approved in the Asian country in about 40 years.
Refugee advocates outline arguments for legal action on presidential ban
The breadth of President Donald Trump's authority to limit refugees entering the United States will be fought in federal court and some of the legal challenges ultimately may end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.