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Beloved nun, theology teacher killed in accident
Sister Frances Antoinette Engler, S.S.J., was struck and killed Aug. 5 while crossing a street in Northeast Philadelphia. Those she touched through her ministry are remembering "a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to God."
Team crafts roof truss that could help rebuild Paris cathedral
A 75-person crew at Catholic University of America built a roof truss identical to those that burned at Notre Dame, using tools and techniques employed nearly a millennium ago.
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies; Catholic faith shaped his career
Born into a family of coal miners in Pennsylvania, Trumka worked in the mines himself, but went to college and law school and became the nation's top labor leader. He died at 72 of a heart attack.
Black priest: White nationalism the greatest threat to peace today
Receiving Pax Christi USA's "Teacher of Peace" award, Father Bryan Massingale said the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol showed "that many white Americans would rather live in a white dictatorship than in a multiracial democracy."
‘Biking for Vocations’ takes call to priesthood on the road
Now in its third year, the five-day tour kicked off Aug. 4, leading 10 seminarians over some 370 miles throughout the archdiocese to bring hope, joy and love to their future flocks.
Priests urged not to give religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines
As some Catholics are seeking to skirt coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common, priests in the Archdiocese of New York have been advised to avoid that process. People may "exercise discretion" on the vaccines, but "priests should not be active participants to such actions."
Louisiana eucharistic boat procession celebrates faith, family, tradition
The 40-mile procession by boat and on foot along the Bayou Teche in the Lafayette Diocese is now in its seventh year, and offers prayers to Mary. This year's procession marks the 256th anniversary of the arrival of the Catholic Acadians to Louisiana.
Federal judge blocks Texas order stopping transportation of migrants
The governor had halted transportation by anyone other than local or federal authorities following an incident involving a Catholic nonprofit. The now-blocked order gave troopers the ability to pull over and impound a suspected vehicle.
800-year-old church organ in Bethlehem may breath new life
A project to study and restore the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill a gap of knowledge in the history of the organ and its cultural context, medieval church culture, music and technology.
Hundreds of migrants stuck in limbo on rescue boats in Mediterranean
Two boats carrying 800 migrants saved from sinking or overcrowded vessels have been forced to roam the international waters of the Mediterranean for more than four days, awaiting permission to dock at a port. Some 30,000 migrants have entered Italy by sea this year.