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Maryland governor commutes sentences of men on death row
Maryland's outgoing Gov. Martin O'Malley said he would commute the death sentences of the last four inmates on the state's death row to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
German bishops think sacraments should be OK for divorced, remarried
Germany's Catholic bishops have published a report detailing their views on marriage and family, suggesting most bishops believe sacraments should be available to divorced and remarried Catholics who do not have an annulment.
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.”
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.”
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.”
The year in the news: Our top 10 of 2014
Looking back on the year about to close, CatholicPhilly.com published almost 300 local Catholic news stories. Picking the top 10 will omit important stories, but we’ll give it a go, anyway.
Insider writes the book on healthy marriage and family
Christopher Roberts is one of the lead authors of the catechesis for the World Meeting of Families used by parishes and families. He and his wife are Ph.D. theologians, but they're really offering church teaching on family life from their lived experience.
Father Moore, beloved pastor of St. Benedict’s, dies at 76
As a seminarian, Father George Moore served at Most Precious Blood Parish where he got his first taste of ministry in the African American community, which really became his life’s work. He was pastor of St. Benedict's for 35 years.
‘Biggest human rights rally’ returns for March for Life
"The biggest human rights rally in the world," as one regular participant described it, will return to the nation's capital for the annual March for Life Jan. 22.
Father DeSimone, scholar on early church fathers, dies at 90
Augustinian Father Russell J. DeSimone died Dec. 29. Known internationally as a Patristic scholar, he was also the brother of retired Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Louis A. DeSimone.