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Retired pope asks forgiveness in response to Munich abuse report
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, 94, said he prayed that he would be forgiven for his shortcomings, including in handling allegations of clerical sexual abuse in Germany.
Louisville archbishop retires; Black bishop named successor
UPDATED -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, and appointed as his successor Bishop Shelton J. Fabre, 58.
Archbishop says Russian threat extends beyond Ukraine
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said that not only Ukraine faces the threat of multidimensional "hybrid war" from Russia, but so does NATO, Europe and the U.S.
Fourth Anglican bishop in less than a year received into Catholic Church
The retired Anglican bishop of Chester, England has become a Catholic. A "new reconfiguration of spiritual and theological fault lines is developing," said an observer.
Archdiocesan food pantry grows, opens hearts thanks to $30K grant
Martha's Choice Marketplace in Norristown is "building community through access to healthy food," a mission that's expanding with support from the Connelly Foundation.
Immaculata installs solar panels, upgrades campus to care for creation
The university's president donated the panels and is overseeing numerous energy-saving projects at the Chester County campus in response to Pope Francis' call for "swift and unified global action" on environmental stewardship.
Catholic collegians gather for faith-filled weekend in Doylestown
Some 200 students from Penn, Drexel, Temple and West Chester universities prayed, shared and learned about their Catholic faith last weekend at the regional SEEK22 conference held at the Czestochowa shrine, part of a nationwide event.
Whoopi Goldberg suspension shows complexity of Jewish identity, racism, says scholar
"The View" host's controversial comments on the Holocaust reveal how people can use "the same loaded word in different ways," without "understanding what it means to be Jewish," said Philip Cunningham of St. Joseph's University.
Celebrate Life Banquet set for Feb. 27
The annual event of the Pennsylvanians for Human Life this year celebrates the organization's 50th anniversary and welcomes author and abortion survivor Claire Culwell.
Biden urges a return to political civility
President Joe Biden, addressing the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 3, called for Congressional colleagues to get to know one another. He told Sen. Mitch McConnell, "Thank you for being my friend."