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Pharmaceutical firm hailed for ban on supplying drugs for executions
"The medical community's mission is to save lives; Pfizer's actions ... are consistent with that mission."
Pope gets media’s attention as he rebrands church, papacy, says priest
"We have a pope who is concerned about the environment, about mercy, compassion and love, and a deep passion, care and concern for the poor and for displaced peoples of this earth," he added.
Catholic-run home for refugee minors opens in Bensalem
Bishop John McIntyre dedicated Blessed Oscar Romero House, the site of a former Catholic orphanage, which now houses up to 12 boys who cannot go back to the violence of their homes in Africa and Latin America.
Msgr. John Boland, active in Hispanic ministry since 1950s, dies at 86
Before he led St. Rose of Lima Parish in North Wales as pastor for 20 years, Msgr. Boland trained in Puerto Rico just after ordination and went on to serve many parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Notre Dame gives Laetare Medal to Biden, Boehner over critics’ objections
Notre Dame president, Father John I. Jenkins, has defended the choice, saying that the two men are not being honored for policy positions but for their public service.
Cardinal encourages Notre Dame graduates to rely on faith to change world
"Your generation faces great challenges to the whole idea we are all part of God's plan ... and called to make this world a better place," Cardinal Wuerl said.
Supreme Court sends HHS mandate case back to lower courts
In the case challenging the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive requirement, the high court said May 16 that religious employers should have "an opportunity ... that accommodates petitioners' religious exercise."
Iraq’s humanitarian need is so vast, ‘it’s shocking,’ says speaker
A rising tide of intolerance in the Middle East threatens minority faith communities with cultural extinction, said speakers at a May 10 lecture in New York.
Football training plan turns into a stellar success on the track
When La Salle High senior Winston Eubanks began his junior year, his only athletic goal was becoming a better football player. So he had an idea: run track. It led to a love for the sport and a highlight at the Penn Relays.
Drought ravages Ethiopian communities, driving a rise in hunger
Alarming levels of hunger, caused by the worst drought in about half a century, has left about 10 percent of all Ethiopians -- some 10 million in all -- in need of food aid.