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Crowd-funding effort launched for French cathedral window restoration
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The American Friends of Chartres has launched a crowd-funding campaign in the United States to help restore and preserve a 20-foot-high 13th-century stained-glass window in the Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in France.
Utah to appeal ruling on same-sex marriage ban to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY (CNS) -- Utah's attorney general said July 9 the state will go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of overturning a federal appellate court's ruling that overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Goal of Ignatian retreats to help people move out of poverty, find hope
ORANGE, Calif. (CNS) -- He was a young man, but his addiction had been raging for a long time -- and it had destroyed everything.
O’Hara football coach Dan Algeo, 49, laid to rest after Mass
Though in disbelief of Algeo’s death, family and friends reflected on his life and the remarkable impact he made, as well as prayed for his ultimate victory in eternal life, during funeral rites this week.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the following appointments effective as noted.
Norristown nursing home welcomes all to bazaar
Regina Nursing Center will host its 28th annual bazaar Saturday, Sept. 13. Guests will enjoy activities and items for sale, and merchandise vendors are invited to display at the bazaar.
Young Catholic men learn ‘where they are going’ at country retreat
Quo Vadis Days helped 101 teenagers from diverse backgrounds and mostly from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia discern God’s call in their lives at a camp setting in Lancaster County.
Members of media give perspectives on migration issues at conference
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Members of the media offered their perspectives on migration in the modern world during the 2014 National Migration Conference in Washington.
Academy of Notre Dame begins building new athletic fields
Ground was broken last month for the new state-of-the-art fields for the private Catholic school for girls in Villanova. Work continues this summer on the project that will include new drainage and turf for fields, plus road access improvements, while considering trees on the campus.
Fortnight observance called advocacy, faith formation for Catholics
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the nation's capital and across the country, Catholics gathered to mark the end of the Fortnight for Freedom observance that calls them to celebrate religious freedom and grow in awareness of efforts the Catholic Church sees as threats to that freedom, chief among them the federal government's contraceptive mandate.