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Polish church recalls clergy martyrs 70 years after Dachau liberation
Poland's Catholic Church has urged a fitting tribute to hundreds of its priests who died during World War II at the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany.
Archbishop credits U.S. armed forces for respecting religious freedom tom
Catholic military chaplains continue to enjoy sufficient freedom and standing to carry out their ministry, the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services told a group of legal professionals.
Catholics to press nuclear weapons ban at U.N. treaty review conference
It was April 11, 1963, as the Catholic Church was in the midst of the Second Vatican Council, that St. John XXIII issued his landmark social encyclical "Pacem in Terris" ("Peace on Earth") that included a call for a verifiable ban on nuclear weapons.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Oratory invites young adults for concert
The Philadelphia Oratory in Fairmount will host recording artist Alanna-Marie Boudreau for its spring concert on Saturday, May 2 at St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall.
Italians arrest suspected terrorists; Vatican says no current threat
Italian police arrested at least nine people in what officials described as a terrorist cell that had planned, in 2010, to strike at the Vatican with a suicide bomber.
Missouri diocese’s apostolic administrator hopes for ‘grace, healing’
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, as apostolic administrator of the neighboring Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, said he hopes the coming months will be "a time of grace and healing" for the Missouri diocese.
Workshops explore liturgies with children
“Children’s Liturgy of the Word” and “the Celebration of the Liturgy and Children” will be held in May at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center.
Ambiguities about Serra should not discount sainthood, panelists say
Although the upcoming canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra has stirred mixed reaction, a group of panelists April 22 said the ambiguities around the friar should not discount the good work he did or the positive dialogue and reconciliation that could result from his sainthood.
Catholic school open house
Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Willow Grove will hold an open house and registration for the coming school year on May 13.