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Canada’s Supreme Court strikes down physician-assisted suicide ban
The court decided the prohibition against suicide assisted by doctors for mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients was not in accord with "fundamental justice."
Catholic, Orthodox leaders urge ‘unity against aggression’ in Ukraine
Catholic and Orthodox archbishops in Ukraine appealed for national unity against pro-Russia separatists as calls mounted for the United States to help arm Ukrainian forces.
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Doylestown school’s dance raises $2,400 for special ed school
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School's eighth graders planned and ran a Dance-a-thon that will benefit Our Lady of Confidence School. The pre-K to seventh grade students danced all afternoon and had fun doing it.
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.”
Night of music, praise and prayer coming to abbey
St. Norbert Parish and Daylesford Abbey will start AbbeyFest Praise Nights with the first to be held this Friday, Feb. 6 from 7:30-9 p.m. at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli.
Doylestown parishioners raise hope in Haiti
A mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish sends doctors and nurses to the beleaguered Caribbean nation in the hopes that small actions to address huge needs will turn into something great.
Pope will address Congress, Speaker Boehner says
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner announced Pope Francis will address a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24 when he visits the United States. The news has not been confirmed by the Vatican.
St. Joseph Sisters host open house this Sunday
Visitors to the Motherhouse on Feb. 8 will have informal opportunities to meet the sisters, join a guided tour of the chapel, share in prayer and family activities and enjoy refreshments.
U.S. Senate looks at ways to address ‘modern slavery’
The Catholic Church has put a spotlight on the global human trafficking crisis by declaring the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking on Sunday, Feb. 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a former Sudanese slave.