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Remembering Holocaust ‘a moral act with present purpose,’ say local experts
As the world commemorates the victims of Nazi genocide, scholars at Saint Joseph's University say the act of recalling history’s horrors “needs to be more than cognition.”
Pope: People must never forget or repeat horrors of Holocaust
As the world marks the 1945 liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, Pope Francis urged an ongoing awareness of "this black page in history."
Ukraine deserves peace, Pope Francis says
On the day Pope Francis set as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine Jan. 26, he hoped the prayers would "touch the minds and hearts of world leaders" and ease the threat that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict would spread.
All urged to pray, work for ‘a post-Roe America’ that cherishes human life
If the decision legalizing abortion is overturned, the U.S. may recognize the family "as the true foundation of a just and prosperous society," said Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, echoing prelates across the country.
God offers people help in life’s fears and difficulties, pope says
Pope Francis said his thoughts were with all those who "are crushed by the weight of life and can no longer hope or pray," especially parents accompanying their children through life, and urged them to turn in prayer to God.
Families of fallen Baltimore firefighters see support of archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Baltimore offered funeral aid and prayers Jan. 25 to the families of three firefighters killed and one injured a day earlier fighting a fire in a vacant home in the city.
After a century, parish still keeps the home fires burning
From its first Masses in an old movie theater, to liturgies in parishioners' homes and processions though the streets, St. Ambrose in Philadelphia is God's house among the people.
U.S. bishop urges dialogue to ‘peacefully resolve’ Ukraine crisis
"In this time of fear and uncertainty, we stand in solidarity with the church in Ukraine and offer our support," said Bishop David Malloy. "We call on all the faithful and people of goodwill to pray for the people of Ukraine, especially on Jan. 26.
Sister Janet Gottschalk, social justice advocate, dies at 91
Recalled as a "leader in public health around the world" since the 1970s, the Medical Mission sister represented her order at the U.N., published books and articles and taught nursing students at the southern border.
Sister Arleen Ann McNicholas dies at age 80
The Sister of St. Joseph, a native of the city's East Falls neighborhood and one of eight siblings, served for 63 years in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and in North Carolina.