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Pope urges participation in Caritas anti-hunger campaign
Christians cannot follow Jesus while turning away from people who are hungry, Pope Francis said.
Franciscan Sister, professed for 63 years, dies at 87
Sister Regina Mary Leonard, O.S.F., ministered primarily in education, parish ministry and in pastoral care to the sick.
Claver Award goes to TV Mass producer
Annette DiMedio will receive the 2014 Claver Award on Saturday, Nov. 15, presented by the Philadelphia Central Committee of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary.
Wisconsin couple a bit in awe to be invited by pope as synod auditors
Alice and Jeff Heinzen will not only be serving as auditors for the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 5-19, they also will make a presentation before the general assembly.
Outdoor rosary marks Fatima apparition
St. Paul Parish in East Norriton will hold a Candlelight Rosary Devotion in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima on Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. It will commemorate the 97th anniversary of the final apparition at Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun.
Memorial service for infants
Holy Redeemer Hospital will host an infant memorial service for those who have lost a baby from miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death on Sunday, Oct. 12.
Pope tells bishops at family synod to speak fearlessly, listen humbly
Pope Francis opened the first working session of an extraordinary Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, in which bishops would discuss such topics as cohabitation, divorce, birth control and the impact of social and economic pressures on the family.
Slovak parish anniversary party
St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene Parish will hold its 107th anniversary festival on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the church located at 4th and Brown Streets in Philadelphia.
Opening family synod, pope warns bishops of hypocrisy, pride and greed
Opening a two-week Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis warned participants against the temptations of hypocrisy, pride and greed, urging them instead to serve the church with "freedom, creativity and hard work."
Play on life of St. Maximilian
The one-man play, “Maximilian, Saint of Auschwitz,” will be presented Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in West Chester.