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Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at prison, wash feet of detainees
The Vatican announced March 11 that the pope will visit the Rebibbia detention facility on the outskirts of the capital April 2, then celebrate Mass in Our Father Church on the grounds of the complex.
Cardinal Egan’s ‘pearl of great price’ described as his faith in Jesus
At his funeral Mass March 10 in New York's splendid St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cardinal Edward M. Egan was remembered as a churchman whose faith in Jesus Christ outshone even his considerable temporal qualities.
Archdiocesan CYO champs St. Andrew’s heads to state tourney
The girls’ varsity CYO basketball team of St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, will play in the state CYO championship tournament in Reading this weekend.
May 23 outdoor Mass set for beatification of Archbishop Romero
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador May 23, said Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator or chief promoter of the archbishop's sainthood cause.
Berwyn parish’s ‘helping hands’ ready to feed 10,000 in Africa
More than 200 volunteers from St. Monica Parish will break down palettes of food from Catholic Relief Services and repackage them in to smaller bags to feed the needy people of Burkina Faso on March 15.
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.”
St. Katharine award recipient’s rich life has enriched others
After careers as a bullfighter and flight attendant, Carmen Bermudez now runs a successful investment firm. And she gives back: “When you get to the top you have to send the elevator down for others,” she said.
Catholic officials denounce video, actions of alum of Dallas school
Dallas Catholic officials quickly denounced the now infamous viral video that captured University of Oklahoma fraternity members in a racist chant, saying that the action of a recent Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas graduate seen in the video was "vile and repulsive."
Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday
Catholics can "become promoters of dialogue through peace, prayer and sharing of burdens" with Middle East Christians, said Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
Heavy lifting for World Meeting of Families begins
With the naming of 15 committees today, the work of preparing for tens of thousands of visitors for the families’ congress and millions for the papal visit kicks into a higher gear.