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Undocumented students find refuge, support at Catholic colleges
Fifteen years ago, the president of Dominican University, just outside Chicago, thought comprehensive immigration reform was right around the corner.
Franciscan Sister Margaret Jones, teacher and pastoral minister, dies
Sister Margaret Jones, O.S.F., died Sept. 6 at age 77. She was one of the founders of St. Mary's Franciscan Shelter in Phoenixville, and a teacher at St. Pius X High School in Pottstown, among other schools in many states.
Aid official says Gazans cautious, worry that nothing has changed
Gazans are frustrated that, despite all the sacrifice and loss of life, nothing has changed for them, except perhaps having more fishing rights, said a Catholic aid official.
Pope says war is senseless slaughter, can always be avoided
War is just "senseless slaughter" and should never be seen as inevitable or a done deal, Pope Francis said.
Pope cites 3 lessons from Mary: Be joyful, help others, never give up
When a mother has a birthday, children send their greetings and love, so make sure to do the same thing on the feast of the Nativity of Mary today, Sept. 8, Pope Francis said.
Collection for Iraqi Christians to be taken in parishes
Catholics will have an opportunity to contribute to the relief of Christians in Iraq as parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to take up a special collection for the effort at Masses in the next few weeks.
New art, in old style, for new church
The two-year-old Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church has installed new Italian-made mosaics on its exterior. Bishop Daniel Thomas blessed the mosaics with the Limerick parish’s leaders and faithful.
In Google Hangout, pope helps launch worldwide social network
The wisdom of "It takes a village to raise a child" has been lost as kids are either overprotected by permissive parents or neglected, Pope Francis said.
Diocese asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving confessional seal
The Diocese of Baton Rouge has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Louisiana Supreme Court decision that a priest may be compelled to testify as to what he heard in the confessional in 2008 concerning an abuse case.
Courts uphold one same-sex marriage ban but void two others
A federal judge upheld an amendment to Louisiana's state constitution in early September that defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman, but later that same week, a federal court struck down same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana.