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Hobby Lobby files brief with Supreme Court in HHS mandate case
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking protection from a federal mandate that requires coverage of contraceptives in workers' health insurance plans.
Massgoer says society needs to see importance of sacrament of marriage
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The octogenarian lovebirds come every year to celebrate World Marriage Day at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Married at La Placita Church in Los Angeles Nov. 25, 1951, 85-year-old Ralph Guerrero and his wife, Mary, 84, were the longest-married couple among 81 couples at the World Marriage Day Mass.
Archbishop urges Anglicans to ‘challenge fear’ of discord on issues
LONDON (CNS) -- The archbishop of Canterbury has appealed for unity in the Church of England following a decision to fast-track legislation to allow the consecration of women as bishops by Christmas.
Kenyan bishop says hungry Turkana people eating tree roots, dog meat
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- A bishop in northwestern Kenya said people are so hungry they are eating wild fruit, roots of trees and dog meat. "Food must reach here soonest to save the people from death," said Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Lodwar, where most residents are animal farmers and ethnic Turkana.
Physical therapist sees ‘duty to give back’ to special needs children
CAIRO (CNS) -- In a ground floor three-room apartment in a slum in the Egyptian capital, Anna-Maria Smith sat at the feet of a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, coaching her to roll left and right.
Coming snow prompts early decision to close schools
Archdiocesan high schools and Catholic elementary schools in the City of Philadelphia will be closed Thursday, Feb. 13 due to the heavy snow and ice expected to begin falling Wednesday night in the Philadelphia region.
Archbishop to speak at series examining the common good
Archbishop Charles Chaput will speak on “Religion, the State, and the Common Good” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 in McInnis Auditorium at Eastern University, St. Davids, Delaware County.
Info night on permanent diaconate offered at seminary
Men in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia considering a call to holy orders as a permanent deacon are invited to attend an information night in Vianney Hall Lounge at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20.
New stem-cell method offers another alternative to embryonic research
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A new method of creating versatile stem cells from a relatively simple manipulation of existing cells could further reduce the need for any stem-cell research involving human embryos, according to leading ethicists.
Babe Ruth’s first baseball field to be preserved in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The baseball field where legendary slugger Babe Ruth learned to play the game is being preserved. It took a turn of events more circuitous than the drives Ruth used to pull into the stands with astonishing regularity during his 22-year career in the major leagues.