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Philly-area Augustinian priest moves closer to sainthood
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s closing session in the diocesan phase of the cause for the canonization of Father Bill Atkinson, the first quadriplegic man ordained a Catholic priest, will take place next month at Villanova University.
Pro-life advocates ‘light in the midst’ of darkness, says archbishop
At the Sept. 26 opening Mass for Respect Life Month, Archbishop Nelson Pérez said those who defend human dignity from conception to natural death shine at a time when "life has become cheap."
St. Mary’s Shelter rehabs old school to energize mission to homeless
Homeless women and their children found a new path to independence and dignity as the shelter in Phoenixville cut the ribbon on transitional housing apartments in a 160-year-old former Catholic school, continuing the shelter's ministry since 1987.
Assignment changes noted for local priests
Archbishop Nelson Perez announced new ministry assignments and residences for five priests serving in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
St. Joseph, protector of Holy Family, is model for 2021 Respect Life Month
The foster father of Christ is "a profound reminder of our own call to welcome, safeguard and defend God's precious gift of human life," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee.
Missionary priest serving Native Alaskans wins Lumen Christi Award
Father Stan Jaszek, a missionary priest from Poland, has spent two decades dedicating himself to the Yup'ik people, a mission that has deepened amid the COVID pandemic.
South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won’t listen
Armed conflict continues to cause death and displacement in the world's newest country, pushing bishops and priests to plead for victims, who are being starved and "slaughtered."
Head of German bishops calls for courageous change in church, society
Ahead of that nation's second Synodal Assembly, Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg criticized the Vatican on refusing to bless same-sex couples and its handling of bishops accused of covering up sexual abuse.
Papal Foundation gives scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters, laity
Recipients on five continents now have the chance to study at one of 16 universities in Rome, thanks to almost $800,000 in awards from the Philadelphia-area organization.
Migrants, advocates gather at border, call on Biden to ‘save our asylum’
More than 200 supporters rallied in Arizona Sept. 25 as two dozen families sought asylum, with one woman noting the migrants were "not criminals" but were "fleeing crime" in search of safety for their children. "We're not criminals," she added. "We're fleeing from the crime