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Making the world safe for innocence
The efforts of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the church in America at preventing child abuse through training are resulting in communities of adults who are watching out for potential abusers.
Pope’s homilies help Catholics fight the good fight, Jesuit says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' morning homilies represent a rallying cry and "road map" for today's Christians in their daily journey to grow closer to God, said the Jesuit editor of a new collection of the homilies from the pope's early morning Masses.
Teresian Carmelites in India dispatch first group of sisters to U.S.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A small group of Teresian Carmelites from India are quickly adjusting to their new life in the Diocese of Bismarck, N.D., helping out in the Catholic Indian Mission and teaching at St. Bernard Mission School in Fort Yates.
Bishop: South Sudan has become ‘the place where God weeps’
(CNS) -- South Sudan's civil war has taken a brutal turn, despite appeals from the country's church leaders to stop the violence.
Catholic Charismatics plan day-long event Saturday
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the Philadelphia Archdiocese will hold its annual conference with a special healing service and vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday on Saturday, April 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford.
New media in evangelization topic of workshop
The spring Adult Faith Formation Workshop on May 9 will explore new methods of communicating to give witness to Christ and his church, especially in a parish context.
Students learn about poverty in mountaintop removal mining communities
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The terms "poverty" and "America" did not seem to fit together for Philippine native Mar-Rex Lindawan, a nursing student at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa.
Holy Fathers: Is being pope a shortcut to sainthood?
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "They call me Holy Father and that is what I must be," the future St. John XXIII wrote in his diary.
‘American Bible Challenge’ game show revs up for third season
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- America still loves a good TV game show, as "The American Bible Challenge" has demonstrated. It's the highest-rated program on cable's Game Show Network, which specializes in this kind of thing.
Catholic professionals host Gary Zimak as speaker for event
The Catholic Professionals of Philadelphia will host a networking event featuring the popular Catholic evangelist and author on May 13 at MEI Catering Twining Hall in Trevose, Bucks County.