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At Caritas home, orphans find jobs, skills and sense of belonging
TBILISI, Georgia (CNS) -- Georgian children of parents who could not -- or would not -- care for them were getting ready for the day on a recent weekend morning in their group house run by the Catholic charity, Caritas.
Catholic media needed to lead people to encounter Jesus, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic media are important not only as means of documenting church events, Pope Francis said, but especially as a means for bringing the church and the Gospel closer to people. Catholic media professionals must report news and share stories, "dialoguing with a world that has a need to be listened to and understood, but also needs to receive the message of true life," the pope said Oct. 18.
World Mission Sunday celebrated with cathedral Mass, parish visits
Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre will be the main celebrant and homilist at the annual World Mission Sunday Mass Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. The Mass recognizes the work of mission churches throughout the world and the support of their efforts by the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which last year amounted to more than $1.62 million. The archdiocesan Pontifical Missions Societies Office sponsors the Mass, which occurs in conjunction with weekend visits by missionaries to dozens of parishes in the archdiocese.
New pro-life initiative to be discussed at free dinner
The pro-life group Reach Pennsylvania invites all to its “Vision for Life” dinner Friday, Nov. 1 at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel, 4200 City Avenue in Philadelphia. Dinner and the program begin at 7 p.m. Reach Philadelphia is a collaboration of pro-life ministries with a common mission of reducing abortion through outreach and a […]
St. Charles Seminary names chair honoring Cardinal John Foley
Cardinal John Foley’s legacy as a world-class communicator and professor continues with the establishment of an endowed chair at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. The seminary recently announced the creation of the John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications and named Oblate Father Thomas Dailey to hold the inaugural position.
Event shines light on new John Paul the Great University
Attendance at a “come and see” event exceeded expectations as more than 50 local people learned more about John Paul the Great Catholic University at a meeting hosted by Matthew and Maryanne Pinto Saturday, Oct. 12. The university was founded in 2006 in San Diego, Calif., and is dedicated “impacting the culture for Christ,” according […]
Event offers head start on holiday shopping to benefit Bryn Mawr Catholic school
SS. Colman-John Neumann School will host its first annual Boutique Shops event in Bryn Mawr on Nov. 7. Twenty percent of vendor sales will be donated to the school for educational purposes. Held in the school’s new Life Center, the Boutique Shops event offers a fun opportunity to get a head start on holiday shopping. […]
Hatfield parish to host Franciscan hermit for 40 hours devotion
St. Maria Goretti Parish in Hatfield welcomes Franciscan Father Pio Mandato to lead the parish’s 40 hours devotion Nov. 3-5. The theme of the three-day devotion is “Forgiveness Rooted in Faith.” Father Mandato will be the celebrant and homilist for Mass and other liturgies each day. The priest, whose parents reside in Corpus Christi Parish […]
Students of SS. Philip and James, Exton, pray living rosary
All the pre-K through eighth grade students of SS. Philip and James School, Exton, as well as family members, gathered in the schoolyard Oct. 1 to participate in a living rosary devotion. Students represented the beads of the rosary, while sixth graders portrayed a tableaux of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary: the Baptism of […]
Pope denounces wasted food as fruit of ‘throwaway culture’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis denounced widespread hunger due to wasted food as a symptom of a "throwaway culture," and called for greater effort to build a worldwide "culture of encounter and solidarity" instead.