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Roman Catholic High School student named a Gates Millenium Scholarship finalist
Alexander Tieu, a senior at Roman Catholic High School, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholars Program.
20 permanent deacon candidates to receive ministry
The men in their fourth year of preparation for the permanent diaconate will receive the ministry of Acolyte on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m.
Healing Mass for victims of clergy sexual abuse
Archbishop Charles Chaput will celebrate a Mass for healing for victims of clergy sexual abuse and preach the homily on Saturday, March 22 at 5:15 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.
Buddhists donate funds to rebuild typhoon-damaged Philippine church
TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) -- On a recent Sunday morning, the congregation at Santo Nino Parish in Tacloban crammed into a space one-third the true size of the church. The crowd spilled out onto the courtyard, which had two big gray tents bearing the logo of a Buddhist foundation.
Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- This is not your parents' Lent. That's pretty clear when smartphone alarms -- sounding like police whistles -- ring at mealtimes on Fridays along with text messages from the "meat police" offering reminders such as: "Hey, it's Friday, drop the cheeseburger!" The Friday no-meat reminder comes through the Lentsanity app produced by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. By the third day of Lent, the app -- which also offers plenty of Lenten resources - already had more than 10,000 downloads.
Three archbishops to pray for peace in Ukraine on Sunday
Archbishops Chaput and Soroka will participate in a prayer service Sunday, March 16 in the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia.
House Speaker Boehner talks of Catholic faith with seminarian
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, took part in an email interview with seminarian Tim Sahd of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, who is a former journalist who covered politics in Washington.
Catholic organization files class-action lawsuit to block HHS mandate
A coalition of nearly 200 Catholic entities formed the Catholic Benefits Association -- of which Archbishop Charles Chaput is a board member -- then filed the lawsuit against the mandate that would require them to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs, abortifacients and surgical sterilizations.
Lenten observance becoming more widespread in Protestant churches
While Anglicans, Lutherans and Orthodox Christians have long celebrated Lent, other Protestant churches are beginning to take up the devotions. It is seen as a step toward Christian unity.
Passage urged for tax credit to help New York students, schools
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Labor, business and religious leaders assembled March 10 in New York to urge state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve an investment tax credit, similar to those in Pennsylvania, that would benefit schools and students.