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Behind the bullets: Teens give inside view of gun violence in Phila.
Two youth receiving treatment from Catholic Social Services provide an exclusive look at the many reasons for shootings on the streets -- and why most solutions aren't working.
Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee
Pope Francis sent well-wishes as the reigning British monarch began the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of her coronation as well as the public celebration of her 96th birthday.
Bishop Robert Barron named to lead Minnesota diocese
The 66-year-old auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries will be installed July 29 as bishop of the Winona-Rochester Diocese in southern Minnesota.
Report: $78 million paid to victims of clergy sex abuse in archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid most of the $81 million awarded to 438 victims of sexual abuse by archdiocesan clergy under the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program that released its final report Thursday, June 2.
Healing of the Eucharist is needed to repair scandal, says Iowa archbishop
Archbishop Michael O. Jackels of Dubuque called the refusal to give Communion to pro-choice politicians a "misguided response," adding that the sacrament would have to be denied also to those who reject "all those other life issues."
Amid pain in Uvalde, there’s still ‘goodness in people,’ says archbishop
The Archbishop of San Antonio tended to those grieving the shooting deaths of 21 people, including 19 children in a Texas town. Uvalde's Catholic pastor received a letter from a Connecticut pastor who rued a similar school shooting.
Pope appeals for end to Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports
With hundreds of millions of lives at risk because of the Russian blockade, Pope Francis appealed for a resolution to the crisis and a "guarantee (of) the universal human right to food."
Six men to be ordained permanent deacons June 11
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will ordained new deacons for service in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Saturday, June 11 at the cathedral -- see biographies of each candidate.
St. Cornelius students ‘pedal for a purpose’
Youngsters at the Delaware County parish's early learning center rode their bikes May 26 to raise more than $5,000 toward the expansion of the growing school's playground.
Little learners cool off after long school year
Kids at the archdiocesan Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy celebrated the end of the term with shaved ice, beating the heat and savoring the moment amid challenging times.