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St. Joseph’s marks 100 years of growth, change in Delco
Archbishop Chaput will celebrate the Collingdale parish's 100th anniversary with Mass followed by a party on Feb. 6.
Pope tells Iran’s president he has ‘high hopes’ for peace
While Pope Francis usually asks those he meets for their prayers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a Shiite cleric, pre-empted the pope's request and said, "I ask you to pray for me."
Children have the right to a mother and a father, Italian cardinal says
With the Italian Senate set to vote on a bill recognizing civil unions, the president of the Italian bishops' conference said the country's bishops are united in reaffirming the rights of children to be raised by both a mother and a father.
Christianity ‘running on fumes,’ Bishop Barron says
Los Angeles Bishop Robert Barron said it's a "disaster" that only 30 percent of Catholics in the United States receive Communion. For the church to retain Catholics and attract new ones, "We've got to be bold."
Pope: Live your faith during Lent, perform works of mercy
"Faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit," the pope said in his message for Lent, which begins Feb. 10 for Latin-rite Catholics.
Helping those on the margins implicit in Catholic faith, says bishop
Sometimes addressing human needs means having the ability to recognize the unique suffering of women. Other times, it means being patient when someone is putting little green soldiers on the altar.
After backlash, Archbishop Nienstedt to leave Michigan parish
Following complaints, Archbishop John Nienstedt is leaving a temporary position with a parish in Michigan. The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis resigned after charges the church did not protect children.
Pope asks mercy, pardon for ways Christians have harmed one another
"As bishop of Rome and pastor of the Catholic Church, I want to beg for mercy and forgiveness for un-Gospel-like behavior on the part of Catholics against Christians of other churches," the pope said Jan. 25 at a prayer service concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
U.S. priest laments destruction of Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery
"I had the same emotional and perhaps spiritual experience as I did when I was standing over the bodies of fallen soldiers," Father Jeffrey Whorton told Catholic News Service after seeing pictures of the monastery's destruction.
Five parishes learn of reorganization in Port Richmond
Archbishop Chaput has accepted a two-phase plan for the lower Northeast Philadelphia parishes. Two will merge, as others will begin a new partnership model expected to be complete by June 2017.