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‘A burqa made of flesh’: Vatican looks at challenges women face
Cultural pressures for plastic surgery, violence against women and the growing alienation of women from the church in some parts of the world are themes a pontifical council is set to explore.
Pope to visit Balkan nation still scarred by ethnic divisions
Pope Francis made a surprise announcement on Sunday that he would make a one-day trip June 6 to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, to encourage dialogue and friendship among once-warring communities.
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.”
Old is new: Regina Academies grow by teaching the classics in small classes
The four grade-school academies emphasize memorization, Latin and Catholic formation from the Catechism. Class sizes of about 10 students appeal to parents.
Sisters of St. Francis offer tours of motherhouse
The congregation invites all families to come meet the sisters and to take a tour of Our Lady of Angels Convent in Aston on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Nativity School’s students dance 6 hours to support kids with cancer
The Warminster Catholic school hoped to raise $8,000 in a one-day marathon of dancing and fun activities, in tandem with a Penn State University fundraiser. The students instead raised $38,000.
North Wales school honors local military servicemen
National Guard members from the Horsham Air Guard Station and veterans from Chalfont VFW Post #3258 visited Mary Mother of the Redeemer School at an assembly Jan. 26.
St. Mark School honors beloved pastor in Bristol
The archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education and the parish community surprised Father Dennis Mooney with an award for his dedication to the parish school and its students, which he called "the love of my life."
Mary’s intercession sought for persecuted Christians in Middle East
Archbishop Charles Chaput joins Bishop Francis Kalabat of the Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle in encouraging Catholics to pray the rosary and a special prayer for Christians especially in Iraq and Syria.
St. Christopher School honors local peace officers
Students from Kindergarten through eighth grades sang songs, gave thanks and presented plaques to 50 firefighters and police officers visiting the Northeast Philadelphia school this week.