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Shroud of Turin gets ‘CSI’ treatment at Royersford parish
Investigator Russ Breault will explore questions about what many believe is the burial cloth of Jesus, and provide some answers, in a presentation next week at Sacred Heart Church.
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.”
Archbishop offers prayers for murdered city cop
The archbishop responded to the shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson III on Thursday, March 5. “I offer my prayerful condolences to his family, his fellow officers, and all those who mourn his loss.”
Help ‘baptized non-Christians’ return to life of faith, pope says
Catholics need to reach out to Christians who have forgotten or walked away from their faith, Pope Francis told about 7,000 members of the Neocatechumenal Way today in Rome.
Cardinal Egan, retired archbishop of New York, dies at age 82
The late cardinal died suddenly of cardiac arrest March 5. Archbishop Charles Chaput offered condolences and the prayers of the faithful of the Philadelphia Archdiocese to the cardinal's family and the New York Archdiocese.
Governor says pro-life laws can ‘change America by changing states’
The life debate is not just a "Catholic thing," but rather a natural law and human rights issue, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas said in an interview, citing state laws limiting certain abortion procedures.
Vatican official for U.N. urges all countries to abolish death penalty
The Catholic Church firmly opposes the death penalty and urges all states to move toward its abolition, said the Vatican's permanent observer to United Nations agencies. He cited the teachings of the past three popes.
Charismatic conference to celebrate gifts of Holy Spirit
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal group in the Philadelphia Archdiocese will host its 35th annual conference on Saturday, March 28. The speakers, Mass and prayers aim to "harness the power of the Holy Spirit in people’s lives."
In Pope Francis, church is reaching the world’s ‘seekers’
An international group of philosophers, sociologists and theologians discussed how to renew the church in a secular age, and many said that is exactly what Pope Francis is doing.
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.”