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Calling Jews ‘enemies’ is ‘unacceptable,’ Vatican spokesman says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church remains committed to deepening its relations with Jews and finds it "absolutely unacceptable" to consider the Jewish people as enemies, the Vatican spokesman said. "It is absolutely unacceptable, impossible, to define the Jews as enemies of the church," Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said.
Judge: L.A. archdiocese must reveal names in personnel file release
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles must reveal the names of church officials included in 30,000 pages of personnel files that will be released with information related to allegations of child sexual abuse by church employees, a Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 7. The Associated Press and Los Angeles Times reported that […]
New York auxiliary bishop named to head Camden Diocese
UPDATE CAMDEN, N.J. (CNS) -- Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan vowed to lead as a pastor, pledged that the church will never abandon the city of Camden and offered a greeting to Hispanics in fluent Spanish during his visit to the diocese after his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI. His comments came as he was introduced Jan. 8 as the eighth bishop of Camden at a news conference in the Camden Diocesan Center soon after the appointment was announced in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio to the U.S.
Women’s health and family planning: A holistic approach
Learn about a holistic approach to space or achieve pregnancy that is not only effective but good women’s preventative health care. This free seminar will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7 at St. Peter Parish, 2835 Manor Road in West Brandywine, Chester County. The presenter will be Steven Bozza, director of the […]
Six West Philadelphia parishes to merge into three
UPDATE -- As announced at parish Masses on Jan. 5-6, six West Philadelphia parishes located mostly in Parish Planning Area 600 will merge as three parishes. The closures are the latest result of the ongoing strategic planning process in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Ready for NFL draft, Catholic school grad grateful for his faith
Ryan Nassib is feeling pretty darn fine these days, and for good reason. At some point of the upcoming 2013 National Football League draft in late April, the 2008 Malvern Preparatory School graduate will hear his name announced and discover which new destination awaits him. That will fulfill a major part of the payoff for […]
Two social service offices to close in Archdiocese; CSS to partner with parishes
Archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS) announced Jan. 4 a restructuring of its Community-Based Services division that will result in fewer sites operated directly by CSS and place a greater emphasis on parish-based services. The new model features a strong emphasis on developing partnerships with successful parish outreach programs throughout the region, a viable alternative approach that leverages CSS support of grass-roots local efforts.
Notre Dame football’s rise paralleled Irish-Americans’ societal ascent
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Notre Dame prepared to play Alabama Jan. 7 in college football’s Bowl Championship Series title game, it seemed like the clash of the titans. Alabama has won nine titles — at least, first-place rankings in the polls — since the “bowl era” began in the 1930s. Notre Dame has won eight, […]
40 years after Roe v. Wade, pro-life movement strengthens its resolve
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortions, the pro-life movement hasn’t stepped back in its resolve to see the decision reversed. Each year near Jan. 22, the day of the Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton decisions on abortion, tens of thousands of protesters march in Washington and San […]
CSS to close 2 social service offices in Archdiocese
Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will close two of its locations in Chester and Delaware counties, the Archdiocese announced, Friday, Jan. 4. The plan affects the Community-Based Services division of CSS, which operates outreach sites in each county. Of the division’s 317 full-time employees, 13 were laid off as a result of the restructuring.