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At AIDS conference, Catholics remember colleagues on MH17
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.
At AIDS conference, Catholics worry about reduced funding for programs
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- Catholics gathered for the 20th International AIDS Conference worry that medical advances against the HIV pandemic are leading to decreased attention and less funding for the struggle against the deadly virus.
Archbishop names patron saints for World Meeting of Families
St. John Paul II and St. Gianna are the patron saints for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced during the Sunday evening Mass July 20 at the cathedral.
Bishop Palmer, pope’s Pentecostal friend, dies in motorcycle accident
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Pentecostal bishop who used his iPhone to film a video of Pope Francis addressing other Pentecostals died July 20 after a motorcycle accident.
Pope calls for prayers as militants chase all Christians out of Mosul
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' plea for prayers, dialogue and peace came as the last Christian families living in Mosul, Iraq were forced from the city after facing increasing threats, violence and intimidation from the Islamic State group, which has taken control of Iraq's second-largest city.
For Clavius Group, mathematics a means to explore mystery of God
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) -- For Jesuit Father Binoy Jacob, a mathematician from India, life is more than numbers, differential equations and complex calculations.
No summer break on debating Common Core standards for schools
The love-them-or-hate-them standards for schools have raised fears among people that Common Core will require Catholic schools or homeschoolers to use materials that go against Catholic teaching. The U.S. bishops offered guidance on whether to accept or reject the standards.
Israel strikes leave Gaza without water and electricity, official says
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Father Raed Abusahlia, general director of Caritas Jerusalem, said July 18 that more than 80,000 Palestinians had been displaced and 1,250 homes have been completely demolished in Israeli airstrikes and the invasion of Gaza in July.
Relic of Pope St. John Paul II exposed at cathedral
All are invited receive a blessing with the relic of Pope St. John Paul II, asking for his heavenly intercession, after all Masses this weekend at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul -- see the full schedule.
Big band tunes to be performed in free concert
A 50-piece band will perform an outdoor concert July 23 at Holy Redeemer Lafayette in Northeast Philadelphia. Area residents are invited to bring lawn chair.