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Phone calls, evacuations: Gaza’s Christians work together to stay safe
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Members of the tiny Christian community in the Gaza Strip have been keeping tabs on each other and lending a helping hand to keep each other safe during Israeli airstrikes throughout the region, but nowhere in the territory is really safe, said a priest at the territory's only Catholic parish.
With friends’ help, singer with Parkinson’s still able to make music
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Grace Griffith, a vocalist who has had Parkinson's disease since 1996, announced in 2003 that she was making her swan song from the stage.
Lead by example: Pope offers abuse victims open ear, open heart
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.
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.