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Devil’s in the details: Satan clubs seek OK for school groups
The Satanic Temple wants its after-school clubs in public schools just as Christian groups do, mostly to prove a point, observers say. School districts are grappling with religious freedom and free speech.
Training prepares dioceses for terrorism, mass shootings, disasters
To help before tragedy occurs, a priest psychologist is conducting a free webinar to prepare parish leaders to deal with the trauma that follows any catastrophe. Every diocese, he believes, needs a pastoral disaster plan.
Forgive others and find peace, pope says during brief visit to Assisi
People who fail to forgive their brother or sister "ruin their own lives and the lives of those around them," Pope Francis said during his visit to the small chapel restored in 1207 by St. Francis, who preached mercy.
Pottstown parish’s teenagers enjoy faith-filled Steubenville weekend
Some two dozen members of the St. Aloysius Parish youth group traveled to Franciscan University for a summer conference that attracts about 2,000 young people. Teens called the experience "a great way to deepen your relationship with God.”
Catholic families find a fun and faithful digital community
Some 100 families and 530 individuals have joined the Catholic Family Fun Club since its launch for Philadelphia in July. It was founded by Mary Beth Yount, a former official with the World Meeting of Families.
Msgr. Lynn is freed from prison, retrial set for next year
The former secretary for clergy of the Philadelphia Archdiocese served 33 months for his 2012 conviction on a child endangerment charge. Philadelphia DA Seth Williams will retry Msgr. Lynn in a reprise of the landmark trial.
Take another look at ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ Canadian cardinal urges
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, whose writings were once strongly identified with resistance to lifting the ban on Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics, has endorsed Pope Francis' document on marriage and family life.
Body found in river identified as missing Kansas seminarian
A fisherman saw a life vest floating in the water with a rosary attached to it. That discovery led to finding the body of Wichita Diocese seminarian Brain Bergkamp. He saved a woman who fell into the river July 9.
Poll: Majority of Americans approve of restrictions on abortion
A new Marist Poll found that 8 of 10 Americans would favor limiting abortion to -- at most -- the first trimester. Support for restrictions exists even among those who self-identify as "pro-choice."
Father Francis Piro, correspondent for Vatican newspaper, dies at 84
A native of the Calabria region of Italy, the priest served many Philadelphia parishes but his chief work was reporting on the American Church in Italian for the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.