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When Sister knocks, doors open, and she listens
Sister Mary Praxedes, member of a religious order devoted to parish visitation, is spreading the Catholic faith one home at a time in St. Katherine of Siena Parish, Philadelphia.
Deacon Radetzky, mentor of other deacons, dies at 92
Among the earliest permanent deacons ordained for the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Deacon William Radetzky worked until age 82, and actively served Epiphany of Our Lord Parish until 2011.
Utah bishop decries governor’s decision to sign firing squad measure
By reinstating the use of a firing squad as a method of execution in Utah, "it seems as if our government leaders have substituted state legislation for the law of God," said the state's Catholic bishop.
Aid groups stretched to help 120,000 displaced in southern Philippines
Catholic relief workers and religious communities are aiding thousands of people displaced by military maneuvers designed to root out a Muslim rebel faction on Mindanao.
Public TV stations to air concert celebrating canonization of two popes
A concert conducted last May in Washington by noted conductor Sir Gilbert Levine to celebrate the canonizations of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II will air on public television stations in Washington, New York, Chicago and other cities around the country in time for Easter.
Laicized Polish priest gets seven years in jail for child sexual abuse
The Polish bishops' conference defended its handling of sexual abuse by clergy after a former priest was jailed in connection with the case of Jozef Wesolowski, the laicized former nuncio to the Dominican Republic.
President, first lady to welcome Pope Francis to White House Sept. 23
In their first encounter last year at the Vatican, Pope Francis and the president discussed areas of tension including religious freedom and medical ethics.
Brother of slain aid worker talks with pope about dialogue, respect
After Pope Francis encouraged him and pledged his prayers, Michael Haines was able to tell the pope about his work to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual respect, particularly between Christians and Muslims.
Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral
King Richard III -- the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle -- was originally buried by Franciscan friars in Leicester, a city in the Midlands, after he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Joy comes from faith, not doctrine, pope says
"It's sad to be a believer without joy and there is no joy when there is no faith, when there is no hope, when there is no law, but only rules and cold doctrine," he said at the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae March 26.