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5th Circuit urged to keep injunction in place on HHS transgender mandate
Plaintiffs in Franciscan Alliance v. Becerra are challenging federal requirements to perform conscience-violating procedures, so they can "keep caring for patients with joy and compassion."
Designer bag bingo helps spread the Gospel in Kenya
Presentation B.V.M. Parish in Cheltenham hosted an Aug. 5 match that raised some $6,000 for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Mombasa, whose order works "to evangelize the people of God" through education and health care.
At least 12 dead as bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Croatia
The Aug. 6 accident also seriously injured at least 30 members of the group, who were en route to the Marian shrine at Medjugorje.
Catholic Foundation welcomes new CFO
James Moretti, a member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jenkintown, brings more than 30 years of financial management experience to his new role.
Ambassador says pope will visit Ukraine before Kazakhstan trip
After an Aug. 6 meeting with Pope Francis, Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See, said the people of Ukraine "have been waiting for the pope" since the start of the war.
Sister Dolores Donovan dies at 91
Sister Dolores Donovan, OSF, (formerly Sister Redempta) 91, died in Assisi House in Aston on August 5, 2022. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years.
Archbishop decries Biden executive order, ‘continued promotion of abortion’
In an Aug. 5 statement, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori said the move to advance abortion access was the "wrong direction to take at a moment when we should be working to support women and to build up a culture of life."
Pope advances sainthood causes, including priest killed in Ukraine
With decrees signed by Pope Francis Aug. 5, one woman and five men have moved closer to canonization, including Father Péter Oros, who was shot by Soviet police at the height of the Cold War in Ukraine.
Sister Jean L. Holtz dies at 93
Sister Jean L. Holtz SSJ (Formerly Sister Charles Immaculate), age 93, died July 26, 2021, at Saint Joseph Villa.
New lacrosse coaches up the game for St. Joe’s Prep, O’Hara
Mark Princehorn and Jen Armstrong are ready to take their teams to the next level this coming season.