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Gender ideology’s cultural impact is topic of talk
The St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Lecture Series continues Monday, Feb. 13 with Mary Rice Hasson speaking on the link of biological sex to male and female identity, and assaults on marriage.
Young adult’s ‘dark past’ becomes asset in ministry to recovering addicts
Scott Weeman thought his life was over at 26. After hitting bottom he reached out for help with his alcohol and drug addiction. Now 31, he runs a program that offers recovery within the context of Catholic spirituality and sacraments.
Mexican church calls for calm amid gas-price protests
Senior clergy also called for federal officials to show sensitivity toward the plight of millions of poor and middle-class Mexicans, struggling to make ends meet, as the higher prices for gasoline could increase costs for basics such as food and transportation.
Pope asks for warm hearts to help homeless deal with the cold
"In these very cold days, I think and I invite you to think of the people who live on the streets, struck by the cold and, many times, by indifference," Pope Francis told people in St. Peter's Square Jan. 8.
Deacon Eugene Leahy buried from his life-long parish, Holy Family in Manayunk
The 89-year-old permanent deacon and his wife raised seven children to adulthood. He was active in his parish as a deacon since his 1990 ordination, and in his local Knights of Columbus council.
Deacon Calvin Smith, faithful member of St. Benedict’s, dies at 92
Ordained in 1988, Deacon Smith distributed holy Communion for the beatification Mass of Mother Katharine Drexel that year in Rome. He was a mentor for other deacons, and is remembered for his full life.
After 36 years of feeding the hungers of the human family, Ayella retires
Anne Healy Ayella retired this month from archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services, where she helped feed countless people through food drives, to care for her granddaughter. She will stay active with Catholic Relief Services locally.
Cardinal Tobin looks to bridge chasm between faith, life in anxious world
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin urged the church to be salt for the earth so that the presence of Christ does not become "a comforting, nostalgic memory."
Doctrinal chief dismisses idea of ‘fraternal correction’ of pope
Pope Francis does not need to be disciplined because he has not put the faith and church teaching in danger with his document on marriage, said a top Vatican cardinal. An American cardinal has written critically of the pope.
Northeast Stand Up for Life Rally
St. Katherine Church in Northeast Philadelphia will be hosting a rally in support of protecting the sanctity of all human life on Jan. 22, the 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.