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Memory screening for all ages offered in Meadowbrook
Holy Redeemer St. Joseph Manor will hold a free, confidential memory screening on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. The face-to-face screening consists of a series of questions and small tasks and takes five to 10 minutes to complete. The screening does not produce a diagnosis. Instead, individuals who score low on the […]
Aston parish’s girls represent volleyball team at all-star game
From left, Elena Tarte, Victoria Boland and Annie Kolicius represent the varsity volleyball team of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Aston, as part of the Region 30 CYO all-star games Sunday, Oct. 29. Twelve parish CYO teams from Delaware County are represented. All-star teams are comprised of players selected from each of the parish teams. […]
Panelists recall lessons from last effort to fix immigration problems
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The last time Congress attempted a full-blown fix of immigration law in 1986, the major accomplishments were that a few million people won legal status and some employment verification systems were created, but the legislation proved inadequate to repair systemic problems, according to panelists at a migration law and policy conference that featured Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Vatican embassy in Syria hit, damaged by mortar strike
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, causing limited damage to the building and no causalities because of the early hour of the strike, said the Vatican ambassador to Syria.
John Paul’s secretary says it was mistake to meet Legionary founder
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Blessed John Paul II's 2004 meeting with and praise of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ -- who later was banished to a life of penance because of sexual abuse -- was a mistake, said the late pope's longtime secretary. "The Holy Father should not have received that individual," said Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz about the Legionaries' founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado.
Catholics must make space for the soul online, Vatican official says
BRAINTREE, Mass. (CNS) -- The Internet will host the parish community of the future, according to Msgr. Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. "Social media is redefining how we understand local community," he said. "The digital parish will be where people cluster around shared interests and shared ideas."
Appeals court OKs admitting privileges for abortion doctors in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) -- A panel of judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 31 that a provision in a Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital can take effect. The panel made the ruling three days after Judge Lee Yeakel of the U.S. District Court in Austin said the provision was unconstitutional.
Another appeals court rules on religious rights of for-profit entities
WASHINGTON (CNS) --The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Nov. 1 that two Catholic brothers from Ohio were wrongly denied a preliminary injunction exempting them from providing contraceptive coverage in employee health insurance, sending the case back to a lower court.
Cardinal to Congress: Disclose abortion coverage in health care law
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley urged members of Congress to support the Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, a measure that would require health plans to disclose if they subsidize abortion coverage. Cardinal O’Malley, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the legislation would address […]
Bishops asked to assess marriage, family life to prepare for synod
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Bishops around the world are being asked to take a realistic look at the situation of families under their care and at how effective pastoral and educational programs have been at promoting church teaching on sexuality, marriage and family life.