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St. Hubert’s HS alumnae to host riverside event
Bambies by the River will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Maggie's Waterfront Cafe in Philadelphia. All Bambies and friends ages 21 and over are welcome.
Cardinal: Don’t let Marrakesh Declaration ‘die a death of silence’
He called for support of the Marrakesh Declaration recognizing the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim majority countries so that it does not fade from prominence.
He helps Vietnamese navigate the strange new land of America
Chinh Dinh has been helping new arrivals from his Vietnam homeland resettle in the Philadelphia region for more than 30 years from his base at the Aquinas Center in South Philadelphia, which recently honored him.
Religious life is about prophecy, not preservation, speakers say
Women consecrated in religious life and engaged in apostolic work must realize their vocation is not about maintaining great institutions, but about being prophetic witnesses of God's love
Religious in danger of adopting ‘first-world lifestyle,’ sister says
The leaders of the world's communities of Catholic women religious were warned against accepting an "entitlement creep" that numbs them from confronting poverty.
Copts, Catholics called to give common witness of holiness, pope says
The pope sent a message May 10 to the Coptic patriarch to mark the "day of friendship" between the Coptic Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Vatican funds job-creation project for refugees in Jordan
Fifteen Iraqi refugees will have full-time work cultivating, producing and selling vegetables and oil. The jobs will allow them to become self-supporting.
‘Lightning’ of autism strikes twice, but faith helps couple cope
AnnMarie and Steve Milligan, who attend St. Bede Church, never envisioned raising an autistic son, let alone two. But the challenges have brought the couple closer as they’ve helped each other all along, according to God’s plan.
Missionaries are the heroes of evangelization, pope says
Young women and men who are tired of today's self-centered, materialistic society should consider becoming missionaries -- the heroes of evangelization, Pope Francis said.
Evacuated Fort McMurray Catholics gather for Mass in Edmonton
When the principal fled her Catholic school May 3 ahead of the wildfires she took only her laptop computer, in which were email addresses for staff and parents of students whom she invited to the Mass.