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CRS manages ‘safe and dignified’ burials of Sierra Leone Ebola victims
Burials that are dignified and safe are urgently needed for Ebola victims in West Africa, where corpses are frequently left unattended for days and then thrown into graves without ceremony, a U.S. church aid official said.
Top students honored at St. Helena School
St. Helena School in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, announced 21 of its eighth grade students, who placed among the top 5 percent academically nationwide, have been named Johns Hopkins scholars.
‘Don’t give up hope’: Archbishop responds to woman’s suicide plan
As a young California woman gained national attention for her plan to use Oregon's assisted suicide law, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland issued a statement saying the Oregon law puts forward illusion and confusion.
Day centers make seniors’ later years golden
Senior community centers run by archdiocesan Catholic Health Care Services in South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Port Richmond have been recognized for the outstanding health, wellness and social services they offer elderly neighborhood residents.
Veterans find help to heal their emotional wounds at Franciscan center
David Campbell believes he has died twice in his lifetime. He was not breathing at birth. Then, as a young soldier, he was hit by an exploding grenade and resuscitation efforts nearly failed.
Halloween costumes that mock religious figures called disrespectful
Every October, many look forward to Halloween -- the trick-or-treating, the parties and especially the costumes.
Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the "structural causes" of poverty and inequality, with a "revolutionary" program drawn from the Gospels.
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.”
Pope: Evolution, Big Bang do not push aside God, who set it in motion
"The Big Bang ... does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator, but requires it," Pope Francis told the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Oct. 27. "Evolution in nature is not at odds with the notion of creation because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve."
Churches urged to develop better pastoral approach to divorce, marriage
Eastern and Western Catholic and Orthodox Churches would do well to challenge one another about how they handle divorce and remarriage, said a presenter at a canon law conference.