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Pope sets up committee to distribute aid in Ukraine
Pope Francis has set up a predominantly Ukrainian committee to distribute the funds and has asked that they go to projects suggested first of all by the assemblies of Ukraine's religious leaders.
Vatican, World Youth Day officials release pope’s Poland itinerary
Pope Francis will visit the Nazi death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau during his visit to Poland for World Youth Day in Krakow.
The Holy and Great Council: Pope sending observers to Orthodox meeting
Pope Francis will send high-level observers to the pan-Orthodox council meeting in Crete as a sign of respect, support and encouragement of the Orthodox Church.
Pakistan parish boosts security, including armed guards, after attack
Two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the main door of St. Joseph Church, in the city's Dhup Sarri Christian neighborhood in the early hours of June 4.
Chesterton conference confronts challenge of modern-day eugenics
The eugenics mentality that affirms some human lives are worth more than others did not end with the Nazis, but continues in modern times through abortion and the promotion of contraception.
St. Andrew Parish marking 100 years with Mass, party
The Drexel Hill Parish welcomes all current and former parishioners to a Saturday evening Mass led by Archbishop Chaput and gala to follow on June 25. The parish also is planning for its continued growth.
St. Joseph focus of Father’s Day reflection
Through paintings and stories, Brother Mickey McGrath, O.S.F.S., will celebrate the saint who was also a husband, father and working man at a retreat June 12 at Cranaleith Spiritual Center.
Marriage Encounter retreat for couples slated for autumn
An Oblate priest will direct a weekend retreat using the dialogue and sharing techniques of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, plus quiet reflection and prayer to provide a time of spiritual renewal for a couple.
Parishes invited to reflect on papal document on the environment
Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, a Sister of St. Joseph and director of the Earth Center in Germantown, asks parishes to share what they are doing to care for the environment and to talk about Pope Francis' encyclical.
Decisions on immigration, abortion still to come from Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court, with just weeks to go in its current term, has yet to release major decisions on two issues of concern to the Catholic Church.