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Addictions Mass set for Feb. 12
All are invited to a Mass in support of those suffering from addiction on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Eleanor Church, Collegeville. The celebrant is Father Alessandro Giardini.
Roman Catholic welcomes $1 million scholarship gift
The gift of insurance executive and 1983 Roman graduate Matt Gardner will enable some 400 current and future students to attend the archdiocesan high school through the EITC/OSTC state tax credit programs.
Progress made on abuse, but much yet to be done, say experts
Investigators of past abuse, relatives of victims and those who counsel survivors joined a webinar, "Listening to the Voices of Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse," to trace response efforts to the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. and abroad.
Women’s voices needed on abuse crisis, panelists say
Catholic women leaders on a on clergy sex abuse webinar shared their views on what might have been different in the church's response to the abuse crisis if women had "been given a seat at the table earlier in this process."
Pope confers ministries of lector, catechist on lay women and men
In most countries, women and men have long served as lectors and catechists. But those formally installed in the ministries are recognized as having a specific vocation to leadership in their communities.
El Salvador welcomes four new martyrs, symbols of Vatican II church
The martyrs beatified -- including a teenage boy, priests and a sacristan -- were part of more than 75,000 civilians killed during the country's civil war in the 1970s and '80s that ended with peace accords in 1992.
Compassion, love at heart of Catholic Charities Appeal, says archbishop
With a goal of $12.5 million, the Philadelphia Archdiocese's largest annual fundraiser, launched Jan. 24, benefits some 180 ministries that served almost a million people last year, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
In East European conflicts, Vatican plays vital diplomatic role
Thirty years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, its tremors reverberate from Kazakhstan to Belarus to the conflict at the Ukrainian-Russian border. The Catholic Church is involved in the region as a local actor, as a neutral mediator and as a peace-seeking faith.
Retired Pope Benedict corrects statement for Munich abuse report
Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former archdiocese, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct.
Pope sets Jan. 26 as day of prayer for peace in Ukraine
Saying he was worried about how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis' call for peace echoed that of Catholic bishops in Ukraine, Poland and the U.S., who are praying for the prevention of war.