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Feed Your Soul, The Music of H.M.S.
An evening of music at Cranaleith Spiritual Center is coming in December.
Church must understand divorced couples it tries to help, pope says
As some public debates swirled recently about the pastoral possibilities Pope Francis opened to clergymen for helping divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, he has not issued clear and comprehensive instructions.
Sizing up the Catholic schools in state football playoff picture
Of the 14 football teams that comprise the Catholic League, five of them remain alive in pursuit of a state championship. John Knebels makes fearless predictions for them heading into this weekend's games.
Archbishop Chaput announces clergy changes
Assignment changes for one priest and three deacons were announced Nov. 18.
The cultivation of a new religious vocation
Like a seed planted and watered by encouragement, a young Northeast Philadelphia woman has professed her religious vows. Sister Maria Sophia Gerlach reflects on her decades-long journey to following God's call. (Watch our video of the ceremony.)
Bishops optimistic dialogue with Iranian religious leaders can lead to peace
Three Catholic bishops said they learned that they share common values with the Iranian religious leaders they have met and hope to better understand the differences they hold in future conversations.
New York state court rules Sheen remains should be transferred to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has been a promoter of Archbishop Sheen's canonization cause for more than 14 years. The ruling is seen as a key factor in allowing his cause to move forward. There was no immediate response from the New York Archdiocese.
Philippine Catholic leaders criticize hero’s burial for Marcos
Father Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the bishops' Committee on Public Affairs, said the hero's burial for the late dictator will not bury the atrocities committed under his regime, reported CBCP News.
Pope: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in church
"The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God's merciful plan to the people," he said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper.
People can sniff out greedy priests, pope says
Catholics will forgive their priests for almost any weakness, but not for an exaggerated attachment to money or for mistreating parishioners, Pope Francis told 160 priests who work in Vatican nunciatures around the world.