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St. Therese Church to celebrate Mass for St. Kateri
A Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church, Upsal and Ardleigh streets in Philadelphia. Msgr. David H. Benz, the pastor, will be the celebrant for the Mass that welcomes Native Americans and all people. A […]
Upper Darby mayor guest of St. Andrew School, Drexel Hill
St. Andrew School, Drexel Hill, will hold a political assembly Monday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in McGettigan Hall featuring special guest, Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie. The assembly will be for St. Andrew students in second through fifth grades. Students will learn about local government first-hand from Micozzie, who has been mayor since 2009. The assembly is sponsored […]
Bishop links respect for environment to church’s sacramental life
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The link between respecting the environment and the sacramental life of the church is inseparable for one bishop overseeing a diocese that encompasses a collection of small islands in the South Pacific. Bishop Bernard Unabali of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, considers the link so unfaltering that when he baptizes a new member […]
Vatican official hopes fake papal tweets stop once official site opens
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Once the Vatican launches Pope Benedict XVI’s official Twitter feed before the end of the year, it’s hoped all the fake papal tweets will cease and desist, said a Vatican official. There are dozens of unofficial @PopeBenedict handles and usernames in a number of different permutations and languages on Twitter; many […]
Ambassador says tensions did not prevent US-Vatican cooperation
ROME (CNS) — Miguel Diaz, preparing to leave his post as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, acknowledged tensions between the Obama administration and the U.S. Catholic bishops, but said his goal always was to build bridges between the U.S. government and the Vatican. Meeting a small group of reporters Nov. 8, Diaz said he […]
Donations, volunteers stream in to help tightknit enclave in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — A steady stream of volunteers and donations of goods arriving from around the country for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Gerritsen Beach are meeting the short-term needs of many residents, but there is still a long road of recovery ahead. “What we’re doing here is not even a fraction of the […]
Legal actions win stay of execution for Pa. inmate
Hubert Lester Michael Jr., who sits on death row in a Pennsylvania prison, lost one of his last chances to avoid the death penalty Nov. 7 when the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted unanimously to reject his petition for clemency. But the next day a federal court issued a stay of the execution.
CRS to work with Guatemalan partners after Pacific earthquake
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Catholic Relief Services will work with its partners in Guatemala and will offer whatever assistance is necessary after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the country, said the agency’s country director. Anne Bousquet told Catholic News Service from Guatemala City that the agency contacted its partners Nov. 7 and would be working in […]
Pope sends $1 million in aid for Syria, cardinal delegate to Lebanon
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for dialogue to end the Syrian conflict, saying: "We have to do everything possible because one day it could be too late."
Local collection for Sandy relief coming Sunday after Thanksgiving
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput invites all 257 parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to consider taking up a special second collection for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy during the weekend of Nov. 24-25, the archdiocese announced Nov. 8.