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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.
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
The sports broadcasting icon, who died Aug. 2, said his career had been "an extraordinary opportunity, and God has blessed me for doing it all these years."
Kansas pro-lifers will ‘redouble efforts’ to help women, protect unborn
Following the defeat of the "Value Them Both" amendment, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has called for more pregnancy care, saying "while we can't protect women and children from abortion by the law, we can with love."
HHS proposal replaces medical ethics with transgender ideology, critics say
If finalized and enforced, new rules could "shut down the conversation about conscience rights" on issues such as abortion, cross-sex hormones and gender-transition surgeries, said medical and ethics professionals.
Catholic radio stations ordered closed, parish raided in Nicaragua
As the nation's Sandinista regime continues its attacks on the Catholic Church, officials from the Diocese of Matagalpa say they are "restrained, but with inner strength and with joy and peace in the Lord."
Philly saint a ‘disciple of the Eucharist,’ says pastor
Four years after her shrine's move to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, St. Katharine Drexel continues to be a "powerful reminder" of the Real Presence, prayer and service to others, said Father Dennis Gill.
Caritas Ukraine director: Parish network was key to quick response
Tetiana Stawnychy said her agency, whose "main task is to show love," provided aid to more than 1.3 million during the first five months of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, which has created a humanitarian crisis "that will only worsen."
Rosaries needed for agency serving vulnerable women
Catholic Social Services is calling for rosaries and messages of hope to encourage clients battling homelessness, addiction and mental illness -- and you can help.
Cardinal speaks of two crimes: Beirut explosion, stalled investigation
Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics, commemorated the second anniversary of a deadly blast that left 224 dead, 7,000 injured and 300,000 homeless -- and no one yet held accountable.