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Pope names new members to Academy of Sciences
An epidemiologist, a chemist, and two physicists are the latest to join the Vatican entity, whose roots stretch back to the 17th century.
Artwork leads retreat through virtual desert monastery
Through Catholic artist Brother Mickey McGrath's work and that of Georgia O'Keefe, retreatants will make an Aug. 4 pilgrimage to New Mexico and rediscover the beauty that inspired the desert fathers and mothers of the ancient church.
New program helps future priests ‘get the word of God out’ in perfect English
Starting this September, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will offer a full-immersion English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body.
Ministries feed body and soul in Chester
The practical and spiritual support offered by the St. Katharine Drexel pantry and the Anna's Place hospitality center are "more than just food," said Archbishop Nelson Pérez during a July 22 visit.
Help support Philadelphia-area prisoners and their families
The Mary Mother of Captives ministry operates three programs in the Philadelphia region: family support group meetings, transition group meetings and a Pen Pal Program.
Bishops say Spain trying to ‘dismantle the Christian worldview’
The warning, part of a July 28 pastoral statement, said the European nation's "spiritual impoverishment" is fueling attempts to recent measures on "erase distinctions between truth and falsehood, reality and fiction, good and evil."
Two new Canadian Indigenous leaders to prioritize reconciliation
Following a reckoning with Canada's residential school legacy, Chief RoseAnne Archibald and Governor General Mary Simon are focusing on "a renewed sense of possibility" for their country.
Catholics see challenging balance in Simone Biles’ decisions at Olympics
Counselors and spiritual directors say the gymnast's July 27 decision to withdraw from the competition due to feeling "the weight of the world" highlighted the importance of mental health care.
House’s refusal to include Hyde in spending bills is called an ‘injustice’
U.S. bishops called the results of a July 29 vote by lawmaker "completely out of step with the will of the American people who overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer-funded abortion."
Citing COVID-19 threat, Texas governor halts transportation of migrants
Gov. Greg Abbott said the order, announced July 28, is meant to stop COVID-19 from spreading, while immigration advocates call it a form of racial profiling.