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China region hosting Olympics has history of Catholic persecution
A resort town and venue for skiing events during the upcoming Winter Olympics has seen the massacre and torture of Catholics from the 18th century even up to 2011.
Grace, humility and listening key to Christian unity, say local experts
The international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25) reminds believers in Christ that despite real differences, "they have a lot more in common."
Scholar-athletes announced in archdiocese
More than 1,200 students of the 15 high schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese earned first or second academic honors while competing in sports programs last fall.
Are you called to be a deacon?
Catholic men, and their wives if married, with a deep spiritual life who are between the ages of 29 and 55 are invited to join an in-person panel of clergy for two sessions in February to discuss the permanent diaconate.
Peter Feledick, longtime staffer for Catholic Standard and Times, dies at 86
A graduate of Northeast Catholic High School and La Salle University, he worked in circulation fulfillment for the former archdiocesan newspaper and held teaching positions at La Salle College High School, Holy Family University and La Salle University.
Liturgical changes, then and now, focus of workshop
The Association of Church Musicians of Philadelphia hosts a day-long program Feb. 5 on the liturgy since Vatican II and the effect of COVID on music ministers and congregations.
30 years after peace pact, Salvadoran grateful not to run for her life
Although true peace remains elusive with gang violence rampant in the country, Salvadorans are marking the 1992 peace accords between the government and rebels. Salvadorans are set to celebrate the beatification of four killed during the civil war.
Polish diocese apologizes after suggestion altar server enjoyed rape
A Polish diocese apologized after its lawyer suggested a former altar server could have been a homosexual who "gained satisfaction" from being sexually molested by a priest. An advocate said the church still had "a long way to go" in combating abuse.
Pope: Communication must build communion, fraternity
In a time when social networks can tend to divide people, Christian media must instead work to unite men and women, Pope Francis told a group of Franciscans marking the centenary of a magazine in the Holy Land.
Young men: Come and see about a vocation
Young men of high school and post-high school age are invited to upcoming Come and See Weekends at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to discern a possible vocation to priesthood.