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Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, dies
Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, August 8.
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks, I.H.M., dies at age 74
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks died July 30 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata in the 56th year of her religious life. She was 74 years old.
Catholic Iraqi refugees in Lebanon recall horror of militant attacks
The memory of that brutal June evening in his home near Mosul, Iraq, brought 48-year-old Joseph, now a refugee in Lebanon, to tears.
Seminarian calls prayers by spiritual mom, her family ‘a grace, a joy’
They had never met before, but they were far from being strangers. So seminarian Andrew Natali smiled broadly when he spotted Mary Dulac and her 6-month-old son, Louis, in a Creighton University ballroom in Omaha.
Day of prayer urged for Iraq on Sunday
Archbishop Chaput, following Pope Francis' call for prayers, invites all parishes to join in prayer Aug. 17 for the people of Iraq.
Two Nigerian archbishops suspend sign of peace to help prevent Ebola
In an effort to curtail the spread of Ebola, the archdioceses of Lagos and Abuja instructed their priests to suspend all forms of physical contact during Mass, including the traditional sign of peace.
As parish mergers go, Levittown’s looks like a model
Merging two parishes into one can be hard, but Queen of the Universe exceeded expectations when merging with the former Immaculate Conception. Instead of the 400 parishioners planned for the pastor’s installation Mass, 700 showed up.
Retiree completes degree, becomes Catholic chaplain to the dying
At 71, Angelo Delorenzo became the oldest member of La Salle University's graduating class this year. He is starting a new career through St. Mary Medical Center as a chaplain, which began as he aided his mother in her final days in a nursing home.
As Ebola deaths rise, Ghana’s bishops urge screening at seaports
As the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency in West Africa, Ghana's bishops urged their government to be extra vigilant in screening people who enter the country by sea.
Caritas official: Emotional toll in Gaza worse than physical damage
The head Caritas in Jerusalem expressed grave concern for the Gaza Strip's residents with fighting once again erupting between Israel and Hamas.