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Ten years after his death, St. John Paul’s example lives on, pope says
Speaking to pilgrims at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square April 1, the pope highlighted the spiritual legacy of his predecessor, whom he canonized together with St. John XXIII in April 2014.
Christian leaders call for end to ‘profound evil’ of the death penalty
"Torture and execution is always a profound evil, made even more abhorrent when sanctioned by the government in the name of justice when other means of protecting society are available," said the statement released March 31.
Faith leaders call on U.S. to halt ‘inhumane’ family detention policy
Five Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran bishops traveled to the Dilley Detention Center in south Texas March 27 and visited with families -- young mothers with children from Central America -- who are being detained there.
With Armenian Catholics, pope will declare new ‘doctor of church’
Pope Francis formally will proclaim a 10th-century Armenian monk as a doctor of the church when he celebrates a liturgy April 12 with leaders and faithful of the Armenian Catholic Church.
Speakers propose ways to foster solidarity, fight ‘global indifference’
The causes of what Pope Francis has called the "globalization of indifference" are numerous: material prosperity that leads people to be unaware of the suffering around them, selfishness that causes people to ignore those in need, or a sense of hopelessness that paralyzes action.
Art teacher, Sister Mary Deborah Abel, dies at 69
Born in San Diego and raised in St. Clement Parish in Philadelphia, the I.H.M. sister taught art in schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Camden diocese.
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral welcomes all for visitation and prayer
The golden-domed Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia offers special hours for Holy Week. Byzantine icons, mosaics, relics and a Shroud of Turin replica are on view.
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.”
‘Golden thread’ links Holy Year of Mercy and St. Faustina Kowalska
The rector of a Rome sanctuary dedicated to Divine Mercy said he sees a "golden thread" connecting the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy and the message Jesus conveyed to St. Faustina Kowalska nearly 85 years ago.
Varied paths bring people into Catholic Church at Easter Vigil
Who was Jesus? How were we made by God? These are good questions that anyone considering becoming Catholic might ask. Thousands in the U.S. , including 650 in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, will do so this weekend.