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Daughters of St. Paul launch novena to tie into ‘The Young Messiah’
Each day, the online novena will include a film clip from "The Young Messiah," a corresponding question for reflection/meditation, and a prayer to the Holy Family.
Catholics urged to sign petition calling for U.S. declaration of genocide
The head of the U.S. Catholic bishops is calling on Catholics to pressure Secretary of State John Kerry to condemn atrocities committed by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. See our link to the petition.
Polish church unveils preliminary plan for pope’s July visit
Pope Francis will visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau during a July 27-31 visit to Poland for the celebration of World Youth Day, the Polish bishops announced.
Bosnian church questions chances for peace unless rights are recognized
A Catholic official in Bosnia-Herzegovina blamed "legalized injustices" for preventing Catholics from helping peace efforts in the months since Pope Francis visited the country last June.
Pope marks third anniversary of election with talk on mercy
Pope Francis celebrated the third anniversary of his election with a simple Tweet -- "Pray for me" -- and the usual Sunday recitation of the Angelus prayer with tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Local therapist tells of porn addiction and danger for kids
A Philadelphia-area specialist in pornography's impact on families spoke to audiences in Florida this week, warning against unsupervised Internet access for children. "This stuff ... is poison," he said.
Girls basketball All-Catholic teams named
See our list of first team, second team and honorable mention standouts for the year, including Neumann Goretti senior Alisha Keebe as Most Valuable Player.
Catholic boys, girls compete in PIAA basketball this weekend
Through two rounds of statewide competition, seven local Catholic high schools remain alive, and all of them play in the quarterfinals this weekend. See locations, times and match ups.
Challenging questions can be sign of faith, preacher tells pope
"It gives me hope to see how, among the people of God, questions continue to grow and no one is content with the same old answers," Father Ronchi told the retreatants.
After 50 years, rumors of God’s death still greatly exaggerated
It hit like the proverbial ton of bricks: the Time magazine cover story of April 8, 1966 -- Good Friday that year -- asking, "Is God Dead?" The tenor of the times made it a plausible question.