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Here’s where to donate to help agencies respond to the Haiti earthquake
Numerous organizations, including Catholic agencies, are accepting donations to assist with their emergency response to the Haiti earthquake.
Priest killed, one missing as church assesses damage from Haiti quake
Some 1,300 people had been killed, 5,700 were injured and 30,250 families needed shelter after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti Aug. 14. Those numbers were expected to rise as a tropical depression headed toward the island.
U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator, ‘serious but stable’
The retired Vatican official who travels extensively has been hospitalized, sedated and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
St. Rita statue back home after theft from national shrine
After going missing for some 36 hours in a theft from a locked grotto on Broad Street in South Philadelphia, a beloved image of St. Rita of Cascia was found undamaged several blocks away in answer to prayers of the shrine's staff and supporters.
Sister Frances Antoinette Engler dies at age 80
The former Rosemary Frances Engler entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1959 and would go on to serve at Archbishop Ryan High School.
Sister Joseph Marion, I.H.M. dies; was longtime teacher
The former Mary Ann Gallagher of St. Matthew Parish, Philadelphia entered the I.H.M. sisters in 1945 and would go on to teach in Catholic elementary and high schools for 64 years before her retirement. She was 94.
3-sport star Gianna Grassifulli covers a lot of ground, all year long
Having already earned a dozen varsity letters, the St. Hubert High School senior also competes in summer sports and mentors young children. Playing multiple sports all her life has made her strong.
Greek archbishop eyes changes to prepare for future disasters
As a wave of wildfires devastated parts of Greece and the prime minister apologized for government failures, a Catholic archbishop called for more emergency resources and better regulations.
Church proud of Chinese Catholics’ ‘witness of faith’
While the Holy See continues to dialogue with the Chinese government, the church is proud of Catholics who have held on to their faith in the country, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Justice Department drops case of conscience on abortion
The department decided not to enforce federal conscience-protection laws after a Vermont hospital forced a nurse to participate in an elective abortion, which leaders called a "dereliction of duty."