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Mothers, all women, welcomed for retreat
Mom, Heart of the Home celebrates its 20th annual Spring Day of Renewal in March at SS. Simon and Jude Parish, West Chester.
Sister dies at 89 after many years as nurse in hospitals, parishes
Franciscan Sister Regina Anne LaSorte earned her nursing degree from St. Agnes Hospital. During her 67 years in the order, she served in Philadelphia, Trenton, Harrisburg and other dioceses in health care.
After pastoral prodding, HIV no longer means death in Peru
A U.S. priest working among people with HIV and AIDS in Lima, Peru, sees much success in treating them, but also much more to be done. That includes government funding for antiretroviral drugs and care in overcrowded hospitals and prisons.
Franciscan Sister Marguerite Grueter dies at 92, taught in archdiocesan high schools
A member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 62 years, the former Sister Mary Leo taught at Cardinal O'Hara and St. Hubert High Schools, and served at Neumann University.
Facing the truth about ourselves is a step toward holiness, pope says
ROME (CNS) -- Being truthful about what is in one's heart isn't always easy, but it is an essential step to living a good and holy life, Pope Francis told members of a parish on the western outskirts of Rome.
Cardinals give pope recommendations on Vatican bank, financial affairs
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis met for the third time in late February with his international Council of Cardinals, an eight-member group advising him on the reform of the Vatican bureaucracy and other issues.
Missioned to America, IHM sister bridges two cultures
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary began a mission to Peru in 1922. Now one daughter of that mission, Sister Sonia, serves Latinos and everyone at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Bensalem.
Organizations weigh in on how Supreme Court should handle HHS mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After ruling in 2012 that certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act stand up to constitutional scrutiny, the Supreme Court's next dip into legal challenges to the law focuses on whether for-profit secular employers can claim religious rights protections from some provisions.
Bishops: Ruling on Virginia ban ‘strips marriage of intrinsic meaning’
RICHMOND, Va. (CNS) -- A federal judge's decision to strike down Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional has dealt "a severe blow to the citizens of our commonwealth," two Catholic bishops said in a Feb. 14 statement.
Happy Valentine’s Day, from Archbishop Chaput
The archbishop sends a special holiday greeting for married couples and those about to be married. And he has a special reminder for families.