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Texas bishops argue death-row inmate too mentally ill to be executed
Appealing to Gov. Rick Perry "as a man of deep Christian values," the Texas Catholic Conference urged him to stay the Dec. 3 execution of Scott Louis Panetti and commute his sentence to ensure the inmate receives the proper medical treatment for mental illness.
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.”
Lighting the way in Advent as a family
The Hajdak family of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Plymouth Meeting together lit the candle for the First Sunday of Advent during the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Nov. 30 at the church.
St. Philip Neri Parish to enact Advent play
The Pennsburg, Montgomery County, parish will present "The 3 1/2 Stories of Christmas" stage production with veteran professional actor Frank Runyeon on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.
Epiphany parishioners make Thanksgiving bright for area families
More than 160 turkeys and full dinners for a family of six were donated by members of the Plymouth Meeting parish to Project HOME in Philadelphia and the Missionaries of Charity in Norristown.
Live Nativity in Ambler
St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Ambler will host a Live Nativity reenactment with teams of volunteer actors and live animals on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Pope, religious leaders pledge to work together to end slavery by 2020
As Pope Francis and leaders of other churches and religions signed a declaration pledging to work together to help end modern slavery in the world by 2020, he urged governments, businesses and all people of good will to join forces against this "crime against humanity."
Aceh Catholics say Shariah expansion has had little impact on them
An expansion of Islamic law, Shariah, to include non-Muslims has had little impact on Catholics in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province.
Some see unity vision reignited by pope, patriarch’s gestures in Turkey
After watching firsthand as Pope Francis bowed his head for a blessing from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the pope's Nov. 28-30 trip to Turkey, an American-born Orthodox priest felt a joyful disbelief.
New evangelization needed to counter lukewarm faith, says speaker
Ralph Martin, a leader in the Catholic renewal ministries movement, said a crucial part of the mission of lay people in the church is a willingness to talk about Jesus, even though "it makes us squirm."