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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.
Parishes support families, learn about World Meeting
About 40 parishes have hosted an information session about the September event, about 20 parishes are preparing to offer a faith formation course afterward and more than a dozen others have scheduled family programs.
Pence stands by Indiana law; critics say it discriminates against gays
Since Pence signed it March 26, critics across the state and around the nation have raised concerns that the Indiana law could be a vehicle of legal discrimination against gay people and others.
Vatican says no reason found to ‘preclude’ Chilean bishop’s nomination
The bishop had been accused of covering up for a priest who was known to have committed sexual abuse; some 3,000 demonstrators gathered outside and inside the Osorno cathedral March 21 to protest his installation as bishop.
Lebanon’s religious leaders affirm Christianity’s role in Middle East
In a joint statement issued March 30 at the conclusion of an interfaith summit in Bkerke, the seat of the Maronite Catholic Church north of Beirut, the religious leaders emphasized that the Christian presence "plays an essential role" in the identity of the region "and predates Islam by several centuries."