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British Parliament rejects bill to allow assisted suicide
The defeat of an amendment to a health care bill in the House of Lords represents the 12th time in 25 years that the legislature has dismissed an attempt to legalize suicide.
War in Ukraine ‘leaves us dumbfounded,’ pope says
While war always "leaves the world worse off," Pope Francis hoped the war in Ukraine would spur a commitment to international peacemaking, with Europe leading the way.
For Hispanic Catholics, synod listening sessions are a ‘natural’ fit
Pastoral leaders say many Spanish-speaking Catholics "love to share their faith" and already have a long tradition of engaging in the kind of dialogue called for by the Synod on Synodality.
Montco parish raises $3,600 for Ukraine hospital
Parishioners at Queen of Peace in Ardsley are helping fellow faithful at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jenkintown to aid Ukrainians coping with the Russian invasion.
Catholic high schools open doors for all 7th graders March 24
The Universal Visitation Day at all archdiocesan high schools invites not only seventh graders from Catholic grade schools but all public, charter, cyber and private schools throughout the Philadelphia region as well.
Where to give to help Ukraine
Numerous Catholic agencies -- including the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia -- are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape the Russian invasion.
Students’ race discussion transforms Catholic school’s culture
Some of the Black students at a predominantly white high school in New Jersey keenly felt the racial tensions rising in the U.S. in 2016. Their meeting with all the faculty started a change in tone and practice at the school that continues today.
Study unpacks experience of Black Catholics in America
Among the findings of a Pew Research Center study: only one-fourth of U.S. Black Catholics worship in majority-Black parishes. Black Catholics also want to hear more racial affirmation and social justice concerns in preaching.
Archbishop Gudziak to Russian Orthodox Church: Stop Putin’s war
The leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the U.S. said that he hoped leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church would "hear the Gospel," which says, "Do not kill." He sharply criticized how that church "stands with President Putin. It stands for this war."
Don’t forget Syria’s 11 years of conflict, cardinal says
The apostolic nuncio said hope is gone and Syria has fallen into obscurity as the war there claimed 610,000 people, injured more than 2.1 million and caused an estimated 13 million to flee or become displaced within the country.