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Living rosary in Exton honors Mary, helps the hungry poor
Students and family members at SS. Philip and James School, Exton, prayed and acted out scenes of the glorious mysteries of the rosary. The students also raised money to donate cans of soup to be given to the poor.
Couple trusts in God throughout cancer diagnosis, high-risk pregnancy
Keith and Donielle Wilde know what it means to live this every day: "Jesus, I trust in you."
Mountaintop removal mining poses economic dilemma for West Virginians
Sitting on the shaded front porch of his two-room cabin on a lazy August afternoon, Delphin Brock pointed toward the next mountain ridge where a few weeks earlier heavy equipment was remaking the landscape. Then, he said, noise from the mining activity echoed over the mountains.
West Virginia’s resources have long been eyed for development
West Virginia's history has long been marked by extractive industries.
Olive harvest at Garden of Gethsemane unites faithful with Christ
For Salim Badawi, a Greek Orthodox Palestinian from the West Bank village of Beit Jalla, the opportunity to help a group of Franciscan priests harvest olives in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives offers a sense of hope amid the adversaries his family has faced in their own olive groves.
Panelists: Executive actions on immigration will face challenges
President Barack Obama's promised executive actions to fix parts of the immigration system won't come until after the Nov. 4 elections, but some analysts are predicting anything he does will be treated contentiously, with legal challenges and calls for impeachment.
Retired pope says interreligious dialogue no substitute for mission
Retired Pope Benedict XVI said dialogue with other religions is no substitute for spreading the Gospel to non-Christian cultures, and warned against relativistic ideas of religious truth as "lethal to faith." He also said the true motivation for missionary work is not to increase the church's size but to share the joy of knowing Christ.
Iraqi priests sanctioned for seeking asylum without superiors’ consent
Twelve Chaldean religious men and priests living in the United States, Canada, Australia and Sweden have been suspended from exercising their priestly ministry for not receiving permission from their superiors before emigrating from Iraq.
Chicago’s new archbishop won’t live in historic mansion
Newly named Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich told the priests of the archdiocese that he will live in the cathedral rectory, not the Archbishop's Residence, after he is installed in Chicago next month. The three-story mansion has been the home of all the archbishops of Chicago since 1885.
Bucks County teens have a field day at St. Bede’s
The Holland, Bucks County, parish hosted 90 teenagers from eight neighboring parishes and schools for friendly competition, games, food and prayer together at the second annual Bucks County Teens Field Day.