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Bishop McDevitt HS agrees to pact with Arcadia U
The archdiocesan high school and the secular university, located about a block from each other in eastern Montgomery County, signed a 40-year agreement to share athletic fields and offer dual enrollment to McDevitt students.
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.”
‘It pierced my heart like a knife,’ nun says after visit to Iraqis
Sister Marie Claude Naddaf, provincial leader of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Lebanon and Syria, is still shaken by what she witnessed visiting Irbil, Iraq.
Church leaders, politicians, laity meet in D.C. on behalf of Christians
Emphasizing that diversity does not preclude unity, nearly a thousand Christian leaders, politicians and laypeople gathered in Washington to launch a massive effort on behalf of the minority communities of the Middle East.
Deathbed ordination ‘reflects Pascal Mystery,’ says bishop
As William Carmona lay gravely ill in a San Antonio hospital bed, he repeatedly questioned his classmates from nearby Assumption Seminary: "Where is Bishop Choby?" "When will he get here?" And finally: "How many more hours until he ordains me?"
Faith, ‘all-in’ approach help rookie NFL referee achieve his dream
The emotion poured out of Bryan Neale when he learned that the dream he had pursued for 25 years had finally come true.
Couples with kids, cohabitating are among those marrying at papal Mass
Among the men and women Pope Francis was set to unite in marriage were Catholics who have been living together as well as couples who already have children.
Indian church appeals for support for relief work in flood-hit Kashmir
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has appealed to Catholics to mobilize funds and materials to augment church relief work in northern Jammu and Kashmir state, devastated by floods.
Pope to address European Parliament Nov. 25
Pope Francis will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Nov. 25.
St. Katharine Drexel School welcomes back students
The Holland, Bucks County-based regional Catholic school got an enthusiastic welcome from the pastors of two area parishes and the school's new principal to begin the school year Sept. 5.