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Lenore Merrick, longtime teacher and social worker, dies at 73
The Chester County resident graduated from West Catholic Girls High School in 1958, and as a teacher at St. Ignatius and St. Teresa schools she was one of the first African-American teachers in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Ukraine church urges return to peace amid spiraling street violence
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church appealed for calm as violence worsened between police and pro-European Union demonstrators in Kiev, Ukraine.
Caring for women, the unborn seen as issues in clinic buffer zone case
WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- Massachusetts pro-life advocates who went to the U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in an abortion buffer zone case said caring for women and being the voice of the unborn are among the issues at stake.
Were Rev. King alive today, he’d welcome all immigrants, says speaker
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would not close America's borders, nor would he only welcome the better educated, professional immigrants, said a retired Indiana college chancellor, the son of Mexican immigrants.
At Rome parish, pope meets with migrants, homeless, youths
ROME (CNS) -- Meeting 80 immigrants assisted by members of a Rome parish, Pope Francis said leaving one's homeland is always painful, but faith can give one the strength to keep going.
Vatican confirms Obama will visit pope in March
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Vatican March 27, the White House announced and the Vatican confirmed.
Lily’s Gift helps ease the pain when new baby’s diagnosis is grim
A new ministry of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, a collaboration of pastoral care, pro-life and social service workers, helps parents who decide not to abort their baby who receives a poor prenatal diagnosis. Volunteers counsel and support families during and after the baby's birth and natural death.
Prayer, lecture offered on role of St. Therese’s childhood in her family
The Carmelite Monastery in Philadelphia’s Oak Lane section invites everyone to pray in the presence of the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Zélie Martin on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Seattle school staffer quits job after same-sex marriage
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain said a local Catholic school's requirement that the vice principal quit after it learned of his same-sex marriage was not discriminatory but held to church teaching and the school's Catholic mission.
Chicago releases files relating to 30 priests accused of abusing minors
CHICAGO (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago Jan. 15 released more than 6,000 pages of documents related to cases involving 30 priests accused of sexual abuse. The documents reveal the story of the priests, the abuse, information the archdiocese had and what action they took.