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Catholic school grad goes ‘back to basics’ at Little Flower HS
Assistant principal Molly Quinn comes from a family of Catholic school teachers and a lifetime of Catholic education. Now she's helping teens relearn what it means to be a student -- and to have fun along the way.
St. John’s, Manayunk sets 190th parish jubilee celebration
Marking almost two centuries as the mother church of the Manayunk area, the Philadelphia parish will host an April 30 Mass with Archbishop Perez and a dinner reception to follow in the church hall that welcomed waves of immigrant Catholics.
Vatican officials in U.S study alleged miracles in Father Tolton’s cause
Besides two possible miracles in 2016, "about 50 some testimonials of people from all over the country testifying to favors from God through (Father) Tolton's intercession" are being investigated now, said Bishop Joseph Perry.
‘I don’t see, I don’t hear’: Mexican bishop on working with crime bosses
Retired Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza spoke of how he worked for years with the drug cartel leaders and farmers in his diocese, achieving a measure of peace and ample criticism.
Program helps Catholic schools to ‘run like business, on a mission’
An archdiocesan initiative is training principals in core accounting and finance skills so they can balance budgets and visions for the future.
Police rally for beloved chaplain in hospital
Local law enforcement members flashed their emergency lights at an April 6 procession for Oblate Father Steven Wetzel, chaplain of the Michael the Archangel Ministry, who is currently experiencing health issues.
German bishop responds to letter criticizing Synodal Path
After more than 70 bishops worldwide expressed several concerns, Bishop Georg Bätzing said the German church's process "in no way undermines the authority" of the universal church or Pope Francis.
Ukrainian Marine to pope: Mariupol ‘what hell on earth looks like’
"The time has come when prayers are not enough," wrote Major Serhiy Volyna in an April 18 plea to Pope Francis for aid to the besieged city, where "the wounded die every day because there is no medicine, no water, no food."
Easter blessing of food satisfies body and soul
The tradition, which originated among Slavic peoples, ultimately reminds us that "Jesus is the Bread of Life," said Oblate Father Eugène Almonor of St. William Parish in Philadelphia.
Risen Christ brings peace to broken world, pope says at Easter Vigil
Pope Francis urged those at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to bring the joy of the risen Jesus "into our everyday lives: through gestures of peace in these days marked by the horrors of war (and) through acts of reconciliation amid broken relationships."