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Immaculata Symphony presents fall concert
The orchestra opens its 2014-2015 season with its annual fall concert on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumnae Hall on the campus of Immaculata University.
Chicago Archdiocese will close or merge 14 Catholic schools
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said the archdiocese cannot afford to continue giving $18 million annually in aid to the parish grade schools, as their operating costs continue to rise. The archdiocese and its parishes have given $165 million to the schools over the past five years.
Bright lights, cool air protect Sistine Chapel from visiting hoards
The Vatican is not promising visitors to the Sistine Chapel more elbow room, but it is guaranteeing a cooler experience.
Panel addresses psychological evaluations in seminary admissions
A priest working in the vocation field told a group of Catholic psychotherapists that "we have to be careful not to hold our standards so high that nobody can get in." A dysfunctional family background and sense of entitlement should also be noted, along with a candidate's college debt.
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.”
Immaculata to host week-long Veterans Day celebration
Brigadier General Carol A. Eggert, a leader in integrating women into the U.S. military, will deliver the keynote speech Nov. 11 at Immaculata University. Her talk will cap a day of six speeches by experts in many fields.
Ave Maria U. gets temporary relief from HHS mandate
A federal judge in Florida has granted Ave Maria University's request to keep the Catholic university from being forced to follow the latest procedures to opt out of the contraceptive mandate. Without the ruling, the school faced fines of $1,000 per employee per day beginning Nov. 1.
Pope urges prayer, international action to fight Ebola virus
Pope Francis pleaded for the international community to take stronger, coordinated steps to "annihilate" the Ebola virus and help the millions of people impacted by the disease.
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.