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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.”
Gifts help make the Prep’s state football title march merry
The Hawks of St. Joseph’s Prep turned three consecutive fumbles by Pennsbury into touchdowns on the way to a 37-7 romp last Saturday. Now they prep for the AAAA state championship. Meanwhile Archbishop Wood advanced to the AAA title game.
Pope praises Our Lady of Guadalupe as great missionary of ‘our America’
Preceded by a procession of flags from the nations of the Americas and the recitation of the rosary in Spanish, Pope Francis and thousands of Catholics from across the Atlantic celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Vatican.
Archbishop: Treat immigrants with mercy and justice we expect for ourselves
The Obama Administration’s recent action to defer deportation of many undocumented immigrants serves the survival and human dignity of the families involved, Archbishop Chaput said in a statement Dec. 12. It may also force the White House and Congress to cooperate on the issue.
Mexicans observe Our Lady of Guadalupe feast amid dire challenges
Dressed in green T-shirts and clutching statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe covered in plastic, a group of pilgrims from Guerrero prayed, posed for photos in front of the basilica dedicated to the national patroness, set out on a march to their hometown in the hills south of Mexico City.
Despite year-end budget deal, future spending trends less certain
The $1.1 trillion federal spending bill approved by Congress avoided a repeat of last year's government shutdown and largely kept in place social services spending, especially programs benefiting low-income families.
Bonner-Prendie senior inducted into Pa. Sports Hall of Fame
Quinn Dolan, a senior at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School, ranks at the top of his class, was the golf team's MVP and All-Catholic, and volunteers with the Mid-Atlantic Blind Golfers Association.
The way of Francis: Pray, study, reflect, then act on an issue
Pope Francis' theological approach to pastoral planning, as seen in the two synods on the family this year and next, does not fit into the "worn-out schemes of progressive or conservative," said a close Vatican cardinal.
Nazareth Academy and Holy Family U agree on partnership
The agreement between the Northeast Philadelphia schools consists of three components, including admissions and scholarship, a university and dual-credit agreement, and continuing education.
Kenya’s religious leaders voice concern about attacks on Christians
The Catholic cardinal archbishop of Nairobi and other Christian leaders are concerned that attacks from an Islamist extremist group were targeting Christians, but wanted to avoid dividing Kenya along religious lines.