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Philippines relief efforts require long-term support, Congress told
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Expect the rebuilding in typhoon-ravaged regions of the Philippines to take up to five years, a Catholic Relief Services official said at a congressional hearing.
2012-2013 Audited Financial Statements of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Office for Financial Services – Supplemental narrative to audited financial statements for the Office for Financial Services
Pope to set up advisory commission on sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis accepted a proposal to set up a special commission on the sexual abuse of children, which will advise him on ways to prevent abuse and provide pastoral care for victims and their families.
Registration open for Graduate School of Theology at seminary
Course registration for the Graduate School of Theology and Program of Catholic Studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is now open for the spring 2014 term.
Long-term fasters hand over role in pursuit of immigration reform
WASHINGTON (CNS) — From the interfaith clergy to the civil rights heroes, from the union activists and community organizers to one of the youngest members of Congress, those involved in a Dec. 3 event spanned the wide range of people working to keep Washington’s attention on comprehensive immigration reform. Marking the 22nd day of the […]
Abbey’s e-business brings monks’ age-old link to ink into high-tech age
VALYERMO, Calif. (CNS) -- Throughout history, monks have been linked to ink, penning beautiful calligraphy in books and illuminating manuscripts.
St. Hilary Parish to host Christmas concert with hymns, readings
St. Hilary of Poitiers Parish in Rydal, Montgomery County, will host its annual Christmas concert Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7:15 p.m. at the parish church.
Holy See developing child protection program for Vatican City
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an effort to better implement the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Holy See has begun to draw up its own safe-environment program for children in Vatican City State and to offer human rights courses for its security and medical personnel.
Cardinal: For pope, church reform is spiritual exercise, not a project
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For Pope Francis, the reform of the Catholic Church and its structures "isn't a project, but an exercise of the Spirit" that will take time, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa.
Pope calls for prayers for kidnapped nuns, all people abducted in Syria
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on Catholics worldwide to pray for five Orthodox nuns who were kidnapped in Syria and for all people who have been abducted during the conflict there.