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Gala event aims to launch new vocations program
The region’s Serra Clubs and the archdiocesan Vocations Office will host a dinner Oct. 23 to fund a program encouraging young college-age men to follow God’s call to the priesthood.
Daily recitation of rosary ‘key to world peace,’ priest says at rally
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone carried the exposed Eucharist in a monstrance through the streets of San Francisco, as more than a thousand Catholics processed in a public display of faith from St. Mary's Cathedral to United Nations Plaza for the 4th annual rosary rally Oct. 11.
Lawyer says agreement ‘a new day, new way’ in church response to abuse
With a historic courtroom in downtown St. Paul as the backdrop, attorney Jeff Anderson and officials from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Oct. 13 announced a settlement of one of the first cases filed under the Minnesota Child Victims Act.
Archbishop urges peace in streets during new round of Ferguson protests
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis urged protesters to turn away from violence as a new round of protests began over the shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown this past summer in the small town of Ferguson.
Courage offers pastoral outreach to those with same-sex attraction
For Catholic men and women who experience same-sex attraction, it can often be a difficult and confusing task to understand how they can live out their faith and participate in their religion.
Parishioners pray rosary to mark Fatima apparition’s anniversary
For the 19th year, Father Harry McCreedy honored Our Lady of Fatima’s message at St. Paul Parish in East Norriton, where he is pastor and where parishioners prayed the rosary by candlelight Monday night, Oct. 13.
Learn about New Evangelization at local congress next month
It's a new time in history for the Catholic Church, and the annual Catholic Life Congress Nov. 1 aims to help attendees from parishes of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia evangelize effectively, with help from renowned speakers.
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.”
Court’s pass on same-sex marriage rulings leaves plenty of questions
When the Supreme Court declined to review the appeals on rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional, many people were left second-guessing why this happened and what it means for the future of same-sex marriages and bans on such marriages.
Philippine general orders chaplains to pray rosary for pope’s safety
The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Oct. 13 ordered all military chaplains to dedicate their daily rosary for the safe visit of Pope Francis to their country in January.