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Walking life’s journey with the poor
Bethany Welch has won a national award for her work with poor residents of multi-ethnic South Philadelphia, but that’s not a surprise considering her devout Catholic faith. The surprise is in how far she has come in her spiritual journey and her thinking about poverty.
High court upholds ‘back of the line’ policy for some visa applicants
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Children of immigrants who "age out" while waiting with their parents for a visa to be admitted to the U.S. will have to start over again in a new line when they turn 21, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 9.
There’s one thing the pope wants you do to: Win!
Pope Francis told athletes to "Put yourself in the game with others and with God; don't settle for a mediocre 'tie,' give it your all, spending your life on the thing that really matters and lasts forever." He urged them to live life the same way they play sports: Don't hog the ball and keep it fun.
Archbishop Wood HS grad supports Phila. Orchestra in Asia
The Philadelphia Orchestra recently performed in Macao, China, at a theater owned by Edward Tracy and his wife Tracy, an Archbishop Wood graduate.
Pope reconfirms clergy congregation members, appoints U.S.-born prelate
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has reconfirmed most members of the Congregation for Clergy and named three new members, including one American, who was a computer scientist and marketer for IBM before becoming a priest.
Msgr. Joseph Logrip found suitable to return to ministry
The 67-year-old priest had been suspended along with 25 others following the 2011 Philadelphia Grand Jury report. His was the last of those cases to be resolved. Allegations of sexual abuse against Msgr. Logrip were found to be unsubstantiated.
Group urges allowing Eastern Catholic married priests in North America
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation voted in early June to encourage the "lifting of the restrictions regarding the ordination of married men to the priesthood in the Eastern Catholic Churches of North America."
Pope tells Middle East leaders only God can bring peace to Holy Land
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Praying for peace in the Holy Land alongside Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis called on God to act where human efforts had failed, to end what he described as violence inspired by the devil.
New deacons among clergy assignment changes
The seven permanent deacons ordained June 7 received their first parish assignments from Archbishop Charles Chaput, who also announced several other assignments.
FEMA takes on child migrants ‘crisis’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- There are so many children and young teens from Central America trying to get into the United States on their own that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been asked to deal with the situation as a crisis. Many of the young people may be fleeing violence in their home countries of Central America.