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Gwynedd’s win took 13 years, but don’t call it an upset
Gwynedd-Mercy Academy edged past its archrival Mount St. Joseph’s Academy last weekend with a historic win. Excellence is becoming contagious in all GMA’s sports, as a “learning to win” attitude takes hold.
Traffickers abduct workers’ kids as chain to forced labor, says activist
The chains shackling people to slave-like labor, including women tied to the sex trade, are no longer visible, said a U.S. Catholic advocate. That makes it difficult to identify and help victims.
The Romero case: Changing times bring changing definition of ‘martyr’
Who can be called a martyr? Be it Maximilian Kolbe, Archbishop Romero or other 20th century figures, martyrdom has been at the heart of a high-level Vatican debate for more than 40 years.
Arabs make gains in joining Israel’s high-growth, high-tech industries
Hundreds of talented, well-educated young Arabs struggle to find work in Israel. Arabs make up 30 percent of Israel's population but account for only 1 percent of those working in Israel's high-tech sector.
Indian Christians arrested during protest outside New Delhi cathedral
BANGALORE, India (CNS) -- Church leaders criticized police manhandling of Christians who gathered Feb. 5 at the gate of Sacred Heart Cathedral to protest five attacks on churches in the past two months.
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.”