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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.
Queen Elizabeth to visit Pope Francis at Vatican on April 3
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The Queen of England will visit Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, Buckingham Palace announced. A Feb. 4 statement said Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will meet the pope on April 3.
Ardsley school launches video to promote Open House
Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School believes it is not too early to register children for the September 2014 school term. An Open house Feb. 9 aims to promote the school's offerings.
Queen of Angels Regional School hosts open house
The many features of the Willow Grove School, including before and after care, technology in the classroom and student activities, will be on display.
Willow Grove school gets ready for kindergarten
Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School will host a unique and fun event to introduce families to the school's kindergarten program.
Franciscan Sister Ann Nederostek dies at age 100
Sister Ann Nederostek, O.S.F., formerly Sister Marina, died Jan. 31 in Assisi House, Aston, at age 100. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 79 years.
Immaculate Heart sister taught for 30 years in archdiocesan schools
Sister Angela Joseph Coppola, I.H.M., formerly Rose Marie Coppola, died Jan. 25 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, at age 75. She entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1958 from Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia.
Still smiling after all these years
Almost 50 years after a Montgomery County dentist made his first trip to treat Jamaican children in an orphanage, Dr. Thomas Check continues to faithfully provide missionary service. The children's dental health is markedly better now, but the need remains. At 86, so does his commitment.
Surveys: German, Swiss Catholics reject many church teachings on family
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Reports from bishops' conferences in Germany and Switzerland show a clear divergence between what the church teaches on marriage, sexuality and family life and what Catholics -- even those active in parish life -- personally believe.