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Men’s group hosting day of reflection on ‘fatherly greatness’
The men’s group Knights of the Immaculata will host a morning reflection for Catholic husbands and fathers titled “The Call to Fatherly Greatness” Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Colman Church, 105 Argyle Road, Ardmore. The day will include Mass celebrated by Father Jeffrey M. Rott, parochial vicar at […]
Retreat for young adults, single or married, offered at Malvern
An overnight retreat for young adults — men and women in their 20s and 30s, single or married — will be offered May 10-11 at Malvern Retreat House, Malvern. Father Charles Zlock will direct the retreat titled “Changing Water Into Wine — Becoming the Person God Created You to Be” and help participants discover 24 spiritual gifts using […]
Terri Schiavo remembered at Mass celebrated by Archbishop Chaput
The battle for the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo ended March 31, 2005 through death by denial of nutrition and hydration in a Florida hospice. She had been in a coma for more than 15 years after collapsing in her home. Her life was ultimately terminated at the request of her husband but against the […]
Sectarian strife scaring Egypt’s Christians into leaving
CAIRO (CNS) -- Mounting sectarian violence in Egypt is pushing tens of thousands of Egyptian Christians to look for security abroad, say Christian community members, church leaders and aid workers.
Central African Republic church leaders ask world to help restore order
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Church leaders in the Central African Republic appealed for international help in restoring order after a wave of attacks on Catholic clergy and churches. "Parishes, churches and communities of nuns have been pillaged and ransacked by rebel units, losing their cars and other possessions," said Msgr. Cyriaque Gbate Doumalo, secretary-general of the Catholic bishops' conference. "We appeal to the international community not to forget us, but to help restore peace and security."
Korean Bishop: North Korea’s threats might aim to increase aid, preserve pride
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea said North Korea's recent threats of aggression may be an attempt to shore up foreign aid while preserving pride. "It is our presumption that they wish to draw out some financial assistance from abroad without conceding their pride or self-esteem," said Bishop Peter Kang U-Il of Cheju, South Korea. His fellow bishops "feel very sorry" that tension provoked by North Korean threats are making "the whole world very uncomfortable and anxious."
Demographic shifts mean Europe no longer Catholic Church’s center
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- The election of Pope Francis, an Argentine, to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics confirms what observers have long known: Vast demographic shifts in the Catholic population are reconfiguring the face of the church and shifting the institution's center from its historic European heartland. What that means for the church remains unknown, but Europeans who have long viewed themselves as Catholicism's traditional guardians are likely to find they will have to share that role with others.
God’s love is source of salvation, dignity, hope, pope says at Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God's love is the source of salvation, true dignity and hope, Pope Francis said in a brief homily at his morning Mass. "It's beautiful to believe in love. This is the truth, the truth of our lives," he said at Mass April 10 in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican guesthouse where he has been living since his election in March.
Being Christian means acting, loving like Christ, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Christian isn’t a person who simply follows some commandments, but is a person who tries to think like Christ, “act like him, love like him,” Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. (See the text of the pope’s address.) More than 30,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for […]
Archdiocese announces clergy assignment changes
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced the following four appointments April 10, effective as noted.