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Conwell-Egan teams up with Holy Family U in latest education pact
Conwell-Egan High School in Fairless Hills is the latest of four archdiocesan high schools to enter a partnership with Holy Family University. High school students will earn college credits for courses and see a smoother path for admission, while faculty and staff will enjoy continuing education opportunities.
King of Prussia school aided by AOH for food drive
The local Ancient Order of Hibernians helped Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School in King of Prussia in early April to retrieve the canned goods donated by the community and collected by the school's students.
Shanahan High School forensics team goes far at states
Fourteen members of the Bishop Shanahan public speaking team finished among the best in Pennsylvania during a competition last month. Two students were named state champions.
Jesus can raise everyone from the tomb of a dead, tired soul, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Come out from the dark cave of pride, sin and death and into the light of a new life with Christ, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis confirms continuing existence of Vatican bank
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, accepting the recommendations of his international Council of Cardinals and other advisory groups, has decided the Vatican bank will continue to exist and has approved a plan to increase its transparency and accountability.
Hundreds of North Carolina parents object to school’s assembly on sexuality
UPDATED -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- The presentation March 21 by Dominican Sister Jane Dominic Laurel of Nashville, Tenn., titled "Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift," drew the ire of many students and parents. She has since cancelled future speeches and taken a sabbatical from teaching.
On 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide, pope urges reconciliation
UPDATED - VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just days before Rwanda was to begin a weeklong period of official mourning to mark the 20th anniversary of its genocide, Pope Francis urged the country's bishops to be resolute in continuing the work of healing and reconciliation.
Pope to the young: Discover what you hold dear to your heart
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis told a group of young people to be honest with themselves and others and figure out what they hold dear: money and pride or the desire to do good. He sensed they had a feeling of "apprehension" about life and said "I think it is my duty to serve young people," to listen to and help guide their anxiety.
College responds to uproar over Dominican’s talk on human sexuality
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- Reaction to a Dominican sister's presentation on human sexuality at a North Carolina school has prompted "speculation from many sides," but few among those commenting about it "were actually present to hear the talk," said an April 4 statement from Aquinas College in Nashville, where she is an associate professor.
Border wall Mass was dramatic, but was anyone in D.C. listening?
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The bishops who trekked through the desert, served dinner to deportees, celebrated Mass at the Mexican border and visited a morgue full of unidentified bodies found in the wilderness were intent on sampling and publicizing the harsh realities of what they repeatedly called the broken immigration system.