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Daughters of Charity to withdraw from Nashville, eight other dioceses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- The Daughters of Charity, who first came to the Diocese of Nashville in 1898 to establish St. Thomas Hospital, announced they will withdraw from the diocese in the fall of 2014. Although no Daughters of Charity will be serving at St. Thomas and its clinics, the nearly 60 members of the province will be deployed to other missions.
Father McKelvey, a witty, humble priest devoted to IHM sisters, laid to rest
Father James P. McKelvey, 63, chaplain at Camilla Hall, the residence for retired Immaculate Heart Sisters in Immaculata, died suddenly on Oct. 8. Born in Phoenixville, the son of the late Raymond and Pearl (Hughes) McKelvey, he attended St. Mary of the Assumption School, Phoenixville; Bishop Kenrick High School, Norristown; Phoenixville High School and Gwynedd-Mercy […]
Goal of rally is to inspire youths to ‘do something positive for life’
CARSON, Calif. (CNS) -- Walking around the stage at the StubHub Center's tennis stadium in Carson Oct. 9, Mexican singer, actor and keynote speaker Eduardo Verastegui addressed more than 6,000 Catholic school junior high and high school students gathered for the "Christian Service 4LIFE" rally.
Pilgrimage, global rosary connects Catholics with Mary, one another
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Carmen Dupuy, a native of Venezuela, waved the American flag with excitement along with more than a thousand other pilgrims to honor Mary and the universal church.
Suit challenges government’s lockout of contracted military chaplains
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While a bill asking the U.S. defense secretary to address the situation worked its way through Congress, contracted military chaplains were being prevented from offering Catholic religious services during the government shutdown, argued a lawsuit filed in District Court in Washington Oct. 14.
Vatican II continues to mark ecclesial life today, says archbishop
ERIE, Pa. (CNS) -- Archbishop Piero Marini, a Vatican official, recalls watching bishops day after day pour out of the Vatican hall where they gathered 50 years ago to formulate the constitutions, decrees and declarations that brought historic change to the Catholic Church.
For Internet rulers, the Vatican is officially .catholic
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As top-level Internet domain names are being rolled out and up for grabs, the Vatican has scored control of .catholic.
Foreign intervention against al-Shabaab necessary, church leader says
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- Foreign intervention in the fight against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia is necessary, but not an absolute requirement, said the leader of the Catholic Church in Somalia.
Church leaders assess damage after strong quake in central Philippines
BOHOL, Philippines (CNS) -- Bishop Leonardo Medroso of Tagbilaran said the church in central Philippines was still assessing damage after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake left dozens dead.
At least 13 dead as boat carrying pilgrims capsizes in Amazon
SAO PAULO (CNS) -- At least 13 people died and five were reported missing after a boat carrying devotees of Our Lady of Nazareth capsized in the Amazon River.