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Sister Miriam Esther Naughton, S.S.J., teacher and principal, dies at 88
The Sister of St. Joseph, who ministered for 69 years in religious life, taught at Archbishop Ryan School for Children with Hearing Impairment, where she also served as principal.
Sister Mary Rita Barbernitz, provincial leader and teacher, dies at 81
Sister Mary Rita ministered in the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., for 50 years as a teacher and served as a leader of a province of the Sisters of St. Francis in the diocese.
Sister Vincent Mary Staub, S.S.J., teacher and parish volunteer, dies at 86
The Sister of St. Joseph served for 20 years as a teacher and a volunteer at St. George Parish in Glenolden. She also taught in elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and surrounding dioceses.
Sister Felice Marie Long, I.H.M., longtime educator, dies at 77
An elementary school teacher for 35 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Immaculate Heart sister also served in pastoral ministry at St. Gabriel Parish in Philadelphia.
Regina Coeli Academy hosts big-name speakers to boost classical education
The group of four Catholic schools, with a high school program opening in the fall, hosted 400 people for a fundraiser in which Laura Ingraham and Raymond Arroyo spoke, along with a talented eighth grader.
Sacred Heart, southern-most parish in archdiocese, marks 100 years
Archbishop Chaput helped lead the centennial celebration in Oxford, Chester County. Long ago before there was a parish, Catholics reserved the Eucharist in their home. Today they welcome Hispanic newcomers.
Patriarchs call for liberation of Iraqi lands where Christians lived
In all, about 150,000 people were uprooted and fled to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq and neighboring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.
Prelate hopes Republican plan will be start of new conversation on poverty
Archbishop Wenski said that the Catholic Church can contribute to this discussion from its varied ministries working with the government to help the nation's poor.
Conference encourages young women to be leaders, share gifts with church
The principle themes of the conference were to "receive the gifts you are, realize the gifts you've been given and respond with the gift only you can give."
Extreme poverty is a reality, not a faceless statistic, pope says
"Without faces and stories, human lives become statistics and we run the risk of bureaucratizing the sufferings of others," he said.