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Marriage tribunals must provide justice and pastoral care, pope says
Meeting with members of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature, the church's highest tribunal, Pope Francis said church workers who deal with marriage annulments must recall "the icon of the Good Shepherd, who bends down toward the lost and wounded sheep."
Bones of St. Peter to go on display at Vatican for first time
No pope has ever declared the bones, discovered during excavations in the 1940s, to be authentic. However, after scientific tests were conducted on the bones in the 1950s and '60s, Pope Paul VI said in 1968 that the "relics" of St. Peter had been "identified in a way which we can hold to be convincing."
St. Bridget Parish hosts talk on life of parishioner Grace Kelly
St. Bridget Parish in the East Falls section of Philadelphia hosted a talk by Louise Feder of the Michener Museum in Doylestown on Grace Kelly Nov. 3 at the church. Kelly and her siblings were all baptized in St. Bridget Church, and her family was an integral part of the parish’s history. Some current parishioners remember her as a child sitting in the pews of the church.
Lansdale regional Catholic school to honor veterans
Mater Dei Catholic School, Lansdale, will honor and pray for all U.S. military veterans during a school assembly Nov. 11. The school represents the parishes of St. Maria Goretti in Hatfield, St. Rose of Lima in North Wales and St. Stanislaus in Lansdale, and their surrounding communities. All are welcome to attend a prayer liturgy […]
Cheltenham Catholic school installs student leaders
Presentation B.V.M. School in Cheltenham installed more than 30 student leaders at a ceremony Oct. 31. The young people will play vital roles in leading their classmates and school community throughout the year. Each one has a unique leadership quality to contribute to the various groups they are representing. Some of the eighth graders are […]
Bryn Mawr Catholic school hosts Fall Open House with tours, info
SS. Colman-John Neumann School in Bryn Mawr will host a Fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m.-12 noon, with guided tours for local families who wish to learn more about the school’s early childhood programs. SS. Colman-John Neumann students and faculty will be on hand to provide more information on the school’s […]
Relics of St. Therese and parents coming to Carmelite Monastery
The Carmelite Monastery at 66th and Broad streets in Philadelphia welcomes the reception of the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux and her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, during liturgies Nov. 16-17.
Cardinal calls status quo for undocumented immigrants ‘stain on soul of nation’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Passing comprehensive immigration reform is "a matter of great moral urgency that cannot wait any longer for action," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in a Nov. 7 letter.
Chester County vets battle homelessness from ‘Operating Base Cecilia’
As one ministry diminishes another arises. At the former St. Cecilia School in Coatesville, Chester County, which served generations of Catholic children, the grand old building has been repurposed to support military veterans. Catholic Social Services won a Veterans Affairs grant to help homeless and near-homeless veterans to obtain permanent housing.
Work bill, OK’d by Senate, goes beyond barring discrimination, U.S. bishops say
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees had opposed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that passed the Senate, 64-32, Nov. 7. Just a week earlier, in a letter to U.S. senators, the bishops said the bill to protect gay and lesbian workers goes beyond the scope of prohibiting unjust discrimination and "poses several problems."