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St. Hubert alumnae host beachside fundraiser
Proceeds from "Bambies by the Beach" Aug. 8 in North Wildwood, N.J., will benefit St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls.
I.H.M. sister, a teacher for almost 50 years, dies at 95
Sister Catherine Dunleavy entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1941 and taught in elementary schools until 1990.
New Greensburg, Pa., bishop ready ‘to serve the Lord with gladness’
Bishop Edward C. Malesic was ordained and installed by Archbishop Chaput as Greensburg's fifth bishop July 13. The new bishop was a priest of the Harrisburg Diocese.
South America teaches eight lessons for greeting Pope Francis
Watching what worked and did not work during Pope Francis' trip to South America may help people prepare for his visit to the United States in September.
Vatican budgets show previously unreported assets
Using new standard accounting procedures , the Holy See reported $1 billion in net assets that had never been reported before and in a consolidated form.
Sister’s retirement marks end of an era at Manor College
Sister Mary Cecilia Jurasinski, O.S.B.M., president of Manor College in Jenkintown for the past 30 years, has retired. The school remains the only two-year Catholic college in the region.
Researcher says success rate in use of adult stem cells ‘staggering’
Adult stem cells, easily harvested from human bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and fat tissue, have a successful track record in treatments for more than 90 medical conditions and diseases.
Speaker highlights major breakthroughs in adult stem-cell therapies
David Prentice, a member of the center's advisory board, gave an overview of several breakthroughs in the use of adult stems cells to an audience at the National Right to Life Convention in New Orleans.
Jordan bank of river where Jesus baptized declared UNESCO heritage site
"The decision is logical. The Eastern side is where all the Byzantine antiquities and churches are located," said Franciscan Father Eugenio Alliata, professor of Christian archaeology at Jerusalem's Studium Biblicum Franciscanum.
Nepal’s new constitution in making should be ‘secular,’ church urges
The Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal sent a memorandum July 12 to the major parties in the country's ruling coalition urging that that the word 'secular' be inserted in the constitution's preamble to ensure full religious freedom. It also demanded Christianity be recognized as a religion.