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Honor elders, learn gentle way of faith sharing from them, pope says
Celebrating Mass July 26 during his visit to Canada, Pope Francis said the feast of Jesus' grandparents was a call for all people to reflect on what they wished to hand on to future generations.
‘A dollar a day’ key to Catholic Charities Appeal, says new board president
Executive search professional Ernest Russom III has worked with Fortune 100 clients, but says faithful, modest donations to the Philadelphia Archdiocese's flagship fundraiser can change thousands of lives.
Indigenous and Catholic: One can proudly be both, pope says
During a July 25 stop on his "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada, Pope Francis said Christ had been "crucified in the many students of the residential schools," rather than presented as a Savior whose love embraces all cultures.
Northeast Phila. parish hosts rosary for Ukraine
Faithful are invited to gather at St. William Parish July 27 at 6:30 p.m. to pray in English and Spanish for the people of Ukraine, now in the fifth month of a brutal invasion by Russia.
At 102, Delco sister says she’s grateful, and still serving God
Franciscan Sister of Philadelphia Anthony Eileen Reidy marked her special day with balloons and cake at Assisi House in Aston, where she dedicates her time to prayer and projects.
Pope apologizes for church role in residential schools
"I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples," said Pope Francis, speaking July 25 near the former site of one of Canada's largest residential schools.
Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders, repentance
Landing in Edmonton July 24, Pope Francis met briefly with Indigenous and Canadian government leaders, ahead of a week-long visit during which he will ask forgiveness of First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities for residential school abuses.
Pope’s Canada trip: Beginning and ending with ‘sorry’
During his July 24-29 visit, Pope Francis will ask forgiveness for the Catholic Church's collaboration with that nation's government in abusing Indigenous children through the residential school system.
Pope modifies Opus Dei’s relationship to Curia, highlighting its ‘charism’
The order, which counts about 93,400 members, will now work with and answer to the Dicastery for Clergy, rather than the Dicastery for Bishops., said Pope Francis in a July 22 apostolic letter
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ takes effect after appeals court lifts injunction
A July 20 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, allowing the state to ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, with exceptions to save the life of the mother, as well as in cases of rape, incest and serious medical issues.