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Pope Benedict has new App-titude, lets users follow live events
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican launched a new "Pope App" on the eve of the release of the pope's World Communications Day message, which is dedicated to social networks as important spaces for evangelization. The new app provides live streaming of papal events and video feeds from the Vatican's six webcams. It sends out alerts and links to top stories coming out of the Vatican's many news outlets, and carries words and images of Pope Benedict XVI.
Blackthorn concert coming to benefit Archbishop Ryan H.S. students
The Friends of Archbishop Ryan High School will host a concert by Blackthorn performing Celtic music on Jan. 26, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., at the school in Northeast Philadelphia. Tickets are $30 per person, including food, and may be purchased at the Ryan alumni group’s website or by calling 267-968-5074 or 215-824-1190. The Friends […]
Pope says Christian divisions ‘disfigure’ the church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The divisions among Christians have “disfigured” the church, Pope Benedict XVI said. “The church is the bride of Christ, who makes her holy and beautiful by his grace,” the pope said Jan. 20 before praying the Angelus with visitors gathered in the rain in St. Peter’s Square. Even though the church […]
Baseball great Stan Musial dies at 92, leaving memories of ‘The Man’
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — A funeral Mass was scheduled for Jan. 26 at St. Louis Cathedral Basilica for Stan Musial, the Hall of Fame outfielder-first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial, a Catholic who played all 22 of his major-league seasons with the Cardinals, died Jan. 19 at age 92 at his home […]
Los Angeles bishops apologize to abuse victims as lawsuit files go public
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- As the Archdiocese of Los Angeles released church records on clergy sexual abuse, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony again apologized to abuse victims, saying he was naive about its impact on their lives.
Pope: ‘No’ to gender philosophy, ‘yes’ to supporting human dignity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The church must promote the beauty of marriage between a man and a woman and warn against ideologies opposed to human nature, including philosophies of gender that portray male and female as cultural inventions, Pope Benedict XVI said. The pope made his remarks during a Jan. 19 audience with workers and […]
After rally, Irish officials reconsider suicide threat as reason for abortion
DUBLIN (CNS) -- In the wake of the largest pro-life demonstration ever to have taken place in Ireland, cracks have begun to emerge in the coalition government over its plans to legislate for abortion. More than 25,000 people converged on Dublin Jan. 19, braving bitterly cold weather, to attend the "Unite for Life" vigil near the Irish parliament.
Prayers at morning service, swearing-in ceremony mark Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Barack Obama's second Inauguration Day Jan. 21 started with a private prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church and centered on a swearing-in ceremony bracketed by prayers and highlighted by an inaugural address dotted with references to God-given societal rights and obligations.
Sister Kathleen Marita Lennon, I.H.M., dies at 84; was native of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
Sister Kathleen Marita, formerly Kathleen Lennon, died Jan. 11 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 62nd year of her religious life. She was 84 years old.
Interfaith liturgy fills St. Therese Church to remember Dr. King
The Dr. Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Jan. 21 was billed as a day on, not a day off in the African American community. The preceding day, Sunday, was definitely a day on, not a day off at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church in the Mount Airy section of the city. The church was jammed and overflowing for the 30th annual Archdiocesan Interfaith Commemorative Prayer Service in honor of Dr. King.