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Cultural Heritage Mass shows ‘the way God looks upon the church’
The annual liturgy, celebrated March 12 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, drew some 300 participants representing 28 national, ethnic and Eastern Catholic traditions.
Group from Papal Foundation attends Legatus gathering
Dave Savage, a St. Norbert parishioner in Paoli and executive director of the Papal Foundation, attended the Legatus Summit recently in Florida, where he accompanied the foundation's Stewards of St. Peter.
Peace is the message for passersby
As at many parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Our Lady of the Assumption in Strafford, Chester County is reminding area residents to pray for peace during Lent, as a sign erected outside the church shows.
Rita Baldwin of Philadelphia dies at 89
Originally from South Philadelphia and later Tacony, she and her husband Lou Baldwin raised nine children. After they were grown she indulged in a love for travel, teaching the Catholic faith and avidly following the Phillies.
Senate passes spending bill with Hyde, other pro-life provisions
In a 68-31 vote late March 10, the Senate OK'd a $1.5 trillion government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine. The House passed the measure a day earlier. The U.S. bishops praised several of the bill's features.
Generosity in action: Crisis unites Hungarians to common cause
For the past two weeks, organizations in Hungary have distributed food, clothing and other items to the continuous waves of refugees coming through Budapest's main train station. "No one is denied help here," said a volunteer.
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to justify violence "profane his name." He cited Mariupol, Ukraine, a city named in honor of Mary, which has been besieged by Russian troops.
World hasn’t learned from 20th-century’s wars, pope says
After the 2008 financial crisis, Pope Francis saw a push to govern for the common good. But now it appears the world is "governed by obsolete criteria," he said, pointing to the emergence of regional wars, such in Ukraine.
Nicaragua expels the Vatican ambassador
The expulsion highlights the difficulty of the church-state relationship in Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church has sought reconciliation amid political turmoil and come under attack for supporting political prisoners and their families.
Texas Supreme Court rules against challenge to abortion law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling a "major victory," and the state's law banning abortions after six weeks' gestation "remains fully in effect" in the state after a lawsuit challenging it was dismissed.