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Bucks County parish hosts end-of-life series of talks
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Richboro, announces a program concerning issues such as pain management, withholding treatment and advance medical directives during presentations on five Sundays in March in the parish’s chapel.
Roman Catholic students tackle nuclear security in club forum
The World Affairs Club at Roman Catholic High School joined other students from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and around the world in the third annual International Student Summit at Temple University's Fox School of Business. The summit simulated an international conference on nuclear security.
Court takes up whether buffer zone excessively limits free speech
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Supreme Court justices Jan. 15 pressed attorneys about when it is constitutional to prohibit certain kinds of speech in a case over buffer zones around abortion clinics.
Allowing assisted suicide ‘immoral, unethical,’ say New Mexico bishops
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) -- New Mexico's Catholic bishops said they strongly oppose the "authorization of assisted suicide by the state" and affirm Catholic Church teaching "condemning the immoral and unethical use of physician-assisted suicide."
SS. Simon and Jude students help hundreds of needy Pa. kids
Sixth grade students of SS. Simon and Jude School, West Chester, helped their fellow parishioners and school families collect and distribute gifts last month to 299 children in Pennsylvania in time for Christmas.
St. Malachy Church hosts 31st annual service for Dr. King
Archbishop Charles Chaput will lead the 31st Annual Commemorative Prayer Service in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. at St. Malachy Church in North Philadelphia.
Pope replaces cardinals serving on Vatican bank oversight commission
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis replaced four cardinals serving on a five-person commission overseeing the Vatican bank.
Ukrainian Catholic Church accuses government of Soviet-era repression
KIEV, Ukraine (CNS) -- The Ukrainian Catholic Church has accused the government of Soviet-style repression after it was threatened with new restrictions for backing demonstrators protesting the country's withdrawal from a deal with the European Union.
Pope: Persecuted Christians must hunker down, hold tight to God, hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians facing difficulties and discrimination, especially in the Middle East, can learn a valuable lesson from Japanese Christians who survived by clandestinely baptizing, praying and hiding during 250 years of harsh persecution, Pope Francis said.
Indian church conference leads to national Christian women’s movement
BANGALORE, India (CNS) -- A national conference of women religious and others on the impact of the Second Vatican Council has led to the establishment of a national Christian women's forum.