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Christmas bazaar in Montgomery County
St. Paul Women's Guild at St. Paul Parish, East Norriton, will hold its annual "Old-Fashioned Christmas Bazaar" on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.
Veneration of St. Gianna relic in Doylestown
The Society of St. Gianna Beretta Molla will offer a second-class relic for veneration Nov. 22-23 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Father Frank Pavone will celebrate the liturgies.
Willow Grove Catholic school hosts open house
Queen of Angels School will hold a presentation followed by a tour of the school on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Mary: Masterpiece of Mercy
Living Bridges is sponsoring a day for families to honor Mary on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Malvern Retreat House.
Black Catholics honor St. Martin with fervent prayers and songs
More than 500 people -- including nine Catholic priests and four parish choirs representing the Black Catholic community in the archdiocese -- filled St. Ignatius Church in West Philadelphia to celebrate St. Martin de Porres’ canonization.
New Vatican panel aims to speed handling of sex abuse appeals
Pope Francis has established a special body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to speed up the process of hearing and ruling on appeals filed by priests laicized or otherwise disciplined in sexual abuse or other serious cases.
Church cannot improvise its training, support for priests, pope says
The Catholic Church needs priests who show their people that being Christian is a lifelong journey toward holiness, a journey that proceeds by serving God and serving their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
Bishops reminded of role as pastors to Christ’s family — the church
The role of Catholic bishops is to accompany their family of the church through their fears and concerns, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 10.
Pope urges G-20 focus on helping the poor, says ‘lives are at stake’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As world leaders prepared to meet in Australia to continue looking at ways to improve the global economy, Pope Francis asked them "not to forget that many lives are at stake" behind their discussions and decisions.
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.”