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Two schools ready to bake bread

St. Norbert School in Paoli and St. Patrick School in Malvern will host a flour company's representatives in a program teaching students how to bake bread and to share it with local community social services.

Blessed married couples, St. Therese of Lisieux, highlighted at synod

The first two married couples beatified as couples and St. Therese of Lisieux were being honored during the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family.

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.