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Who’s going to church on Sundays? There’s good news and bad news
Mass attendance in archdiocesan parishes showed no bump from the visit of Pope Francis last year, as attendance slipped to 20 percent of registered parishioners. Mass schedules are adapting to Catholic lifestyle changes.
English cardinal welcomes Theresa May as new British prime minister
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said he is delighted by the appointment of May as Britain's new prime minister because of the commitment she has shown in the fight against human trafficking.
Religious leaders at New York vigil urge people to be calm
The interfaith service was organized by the Diocese of Brooklyn to mourn the victims of fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this month and the five police officers subsequently killed by a sniper in Dallas.
Knights of Columbus call for nine days of prayer for peace
Archbishop Charles Chaput invites everyone to participate in the novena by offering the Prayer for Peace of St. Francis of Assisi for each of the nine days from Thursday, July 14 through Friday, July 22.
Bishop Shanahan freshman takes the long road to emerging stardom
Standout softball pitcher Devon Miller is still young, but she has logged many miles playing year-round on her Chester County travel team. She'll soon hit the road touring colleges while she hits the books at school.
Vatican, al-Azhar officials look to kick-start joint talks, cooperation
Acting on Pope Francis' expressed desire, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue was sending a top-level official to Cairo to visit al-Azhar University.
Pilgrims to take sharpened social media strategies to World Youth Day
Low-cost video messaging carried across increasingly video-friendly social media platforms will define this year's World Youth Day experience in Krakow, Poland, say several organizations.
Kansas seminarian believed drowned after saving life of kayaker on river
Brian Bergkamp, 24, had been kayaking with four friends, a man and three women, when they hit churning water.
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta parish set to change its name to ‘Saint’
Ten years after its founding and before the canonization of Mother Teresa in Rome this September, the burgeoning parish in Limerick will change its name to St. Teresa of Calcutta with a Mass Saturday, July 16.
Veterans’ center gets a make-over and a blessing in Coatesville
Extensive renovations have been completed at the former Catholic school building that hosts Operating Base Cecilia, which through Catholic Social Services aids area veterans with housing and job training.