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Eyeing retirement, Cardinal O’Hara president reflects on career in education
Bill McCusker’s life in Catholic education began in Delaware County schools, and will end there in June when he retires from Cardinal O’Hara High School, where he spent 31 years.
Scotland passes same-sex marriage law, with opt-in for churches
EDINBURGH, Scotland (CNS) -- The Scottish Parliament has passed a bill that will allow same-sex marriages, but religious organizations have the right not to perform them. Lawmakers had rejected pleas from the Catholic Church to oppose the bill and resisted attempts to amend it.
Aston school signing up kindergarteners for fall 2014
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School announces kindergarten registration for the 2014-2015 academic year on Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
Judge clears way for Catholic cemeteries’ lease deal
A Philadelphia Orphans Court judge approved the agreement for StoneMor Partners to lease and manage 13 archdiocesan cemeteries. Officials did not cite a date for finalizing the agreement.
U.N. committee presses Vatican on child abuse, some church teaching
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A committee of the United Nations insisted that the Vatican publish detailed statistics on clerical sexual abuse of minors and that the pope should order Catholic dioceses and religious orders to implement all the policies of the U.N. Convention of the Rights of the Child. The U.N. also said the Vatican should "review its position on abortion" and change canon law to allow easy access to it.
‘Troublemaker’ pope reshaping church, but drawing some skepticism
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The pontificate of Pope Francis is still young, but his statements and actions already have given guidance for how simple changes can improve the world, said panelists at Georgetown University.
Cardinal Wuerl dedicates new mosaic at national shrine in Washington
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington Feb. 2 dedicated a newly installed mosaic at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the work is the "the second to the last step" in completing the artistic vision of the shrine's original designers.
Hundreds of boys receive awards at Scout Mass in Cathedral
Boy Scouts of all age levels, and their leaders, were recognized at the annual Mass and ceremony that celebrates scouting in a Catholic setting. The 231 awardees displayed the leadership skills developed by scouting.
Fighting poverty begins with grass-roots organizing, say panelists
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- What can Catholics do to combat poverty? Pope Francis' desire for a "church that is poor and for the poor" has them asking that question anew.
At 98, Blessed John XXIII’s secretary to be oldest living cardinal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose 37-year-old Father Loris Capovilla as his private secretary in 1953, a skeptical adviser told the cardinal that the priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new job.