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Catholic young adult group ready for year’s first meeting
Metanoia, a group for Catholic young adults in the 20s and 30s in Montgomery County, hosts a Bible study session Jan. 13 at Corpus Christi Parish in Upper Gwynedd.
Simple evening retreat coming to Bryn Mawr
The I.H.M. Conference Center hosts a two-hour evening retreat Jan. 14 that includes a simple supper, quiet time and a reflection titled “Act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God.”
Pope Francis in Asia to promote reconciliation, recovery
Interreligious reconciliation and recovery from natural disaster will be major themes of Pope Francis' Jan. 13-18 visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, according to the Vatican spokesman.
Vatican sending $3.5 million to help church response to Ebola
The Vatican is helping Catholic dioceses and agencies step up the fight against Ebola and is urging other donors to help.
Bishop Hying installed as fourth bishop of Diocese of Gary, Indiana
Before a packed Holy Angels Cathedral and a television and online audience, Bishop Donald J. Hying was installed as the Diocese of Gary's fourth bishop.
Youngest cardinal-designate comes from family of catechists
The youngest cardinal-designate named by Pope Francis is the son and grandson of catechists -- and will be Tonga's first cardinal.
Cardinals dedicate new wing of U.S. seminary in Rome
Five cardinals dedicated a new wing of the U.S. seminary in Rome, its first major addition in more than 60 years.
Indian Franciscan accused of showing child pornography to minor
An Indian priest faced an obscenity charge after asking a teenage boy to help him delete images of child pornography from his cellphone.
Pope offers Mass for victims of Paris attack
The morning after 12 people were shot to death and 11 others injured at the Paris office of a satirical weekly newspaper, Pope Francis dedicated his early morning Mass to the victims and their families.
Court rules Michigan firm exempt from providing contraceptive coverage
The Thomas More Society, which argued the case on behalf of the company, said the ruling "sets another strong precedent for the free exercise of religious faith on the part of all American citizens."