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Minnesota school bakes thousands of Christmas cookies for fundraiser
During baking week, students in grades five and six go to the lunchroom, which doubles as Santa's bakeshop, for an hour on each of two days.
Paper’s 1941 war edition expressed faith, patriotism of island Catholics
The unsigned front-page editorial, framed by a drawing of a man and woman gazing upward at a flying American flag, pledged prayers and the resolute cooperation of the church for the still unknown sacrifices ahead.
Malvern Prep seniors lead team to bright football season in Inter-Ac
Leading by example on the squad, three standout seniors are setting their goals for athletics and academics in college, while looking back with pride at their high school careers. “It goes by fast,” said one.
Undefeated seasons, trip to state finals on the line for 2 local teams
St. Joseph's Prep brings its 12-0 record to Northeast High School Saturday evening to face North Penn of Montgomery County, which is 14-0, in the PIAA class 6A football semifinals. See our preview, and a fearless prediction.
Some fleeing scene of wildfires describe it as escaping ‘gates of hell’
St. Mary's Catholic Church was at ground zero in the wildfires that devastated parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Nov. 28, and while flames reached to within yards of the tourist city church, it appears to have been spared. Some parishioners weren't as fortunate.
Faith leaders urge Obama to grant pardons to immigrants, prisoners
"There is tremendous fear in our communities. This is a moral rather than legal issue. The president does have the constitutional power to grant these pardons and he needs to act," said Richard Morales, immigration policy director for PICO.
In Ireland, doctors, church leaders tell the horrors of life in Syria
Fifty percent of Syria's hospitals and medical centers have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered, a leading Syrian surgeon told members of the Irish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.
Orthodox patriarch says ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is about God’s mercy
Knowing the debate surrounding Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said the document "first and foremost recalls the mercy and compassion of God and not just moral norms and canonical rules."
Pope recognizes martyrdom of Oklahoma priest killed in Guatemala
Father Stanley Rother was brutally murdered July 28, 1981, in a Guatemalan village where he ministered to the poor. His recognition of martyrdom clears the way for his possible beatification, one step from sainthood.
Archdiocese casts ‘halo’ on Phila. region of at least $4.2 billion, report says
A new study presented Nov. 30 at Penn estimates the economic impact of the Catholic Church's service to the region. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's service "always has a deeper religious purpose," Archbishop Chaput said in his address.