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New York cardinal to participate in Trump inauguration
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will offer a reading from Scripture and pray for God's blessing when Donald Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Jan. 20.
Catholics organizations hail end of Muslim registry
Weeks before his administration comes to a close, President Obama announced the end of a program begun after 9/11 requiring men from some Middle East countries to register upon entry to the U.S.
Five first-period goals drive Prep to hockey win over O’Hara
The strong start to the Dec. 19 game saw Cardinal O'Hara (3-3) get on the board with two goals in the second period, but it wasn't enough as St. Joseph's Prep (6-3) skated to a 11-3 victory.
Maternity Parish’s Christmas Eve Mass for children includes Living Nativity
The parish in Northeast Philadelphia will celebrate a 4 p.m. Mass Dec. 24 using the Children's Liturgy, preceded by a pageant led by the school's sixth graders.
Eighth graders to lead Living Nativity Dec. 23 at St. Andrew School
For the 15th year at the Newtown, Bucks County school, an infant will portray the Son of God in the Nativity play. One of the school’s original “babies” is currently an eighth grade student at St. Andrew.
Fall River Diocese, town partner to create seashore wildlife sanctuary
In the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'," Fall River Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha recently finalized the sale of the property to the Westport Land Conservation Trust, so that the organization can create the Richmond Pond Wildlife Sanctuary.
Abortion foes buoyed by prospects for abortion limits under a Trump presidency
President-elect Donald Trump's commitments to nominate pro-life justices to the U.S. Supreme Court and support legislative efforts to limit abortion are invigorating abortion foes.
Reform is more than just a face-lift, pope tells Curia
Meeting with cardinals and the heads of Vatican offices for his annual Christmas greeting, the pope warned that "it is not wrinkles the church should fear" but rather the stains that impede its growth and relevance in the world.
In multicultural Lebanon, Nativity scenes are common in public places
Because most of the municipalities in Lebanon are a mix of Christian and Muslim, the influence of Christianity gives the Lebanese an opportunity to “make this season a season of joy,” said a Maronite priest in Beirut.
Best gift this Christmas is God giving the world his son, Jesus
Pope Francis focused not on gift giving but on thanksgiving as he told Vatican workers to thank God for the gift of employment and to pray for those who are jobless or are exploited at work.