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‘Grateful tweets,’ thankful posts make social media a font of gratitude
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- A little bird says gratitude is making a comeback. With Thanksgiving in November, the days of the month are popular ones for calling to mind all for which we are grateful. And now, thanks to social media, those thankful thoughts can be read, commented on and shared by family, friends and, yes, even total strangers.
Ice Cream Sundae Saturday at St. Barbara’s
The St. Barbara Social Trendsetters’ “Ice Cream Sundae Saturday” is Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the St. Barbara Parish Hall, 54th Street and Lebanon Avenue. Make your own sundae, and we’ll have lots of toppings, Belgium waffles, chips, pretzels and more. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and have a fun […]
Bible publisher wins temporary injunction against HHS mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Washington-based federal judge made the right decision in granting a temporary injunction against enforcement of a federal contraceptive mandate in a suit brought by an Illinois-based Christian publisher, according to the lawyer representing the company. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled Nov. 16 that Tyndale House Publishers, which produces Bibles and […]
Cabrini College, Catholic Social Services bring Thanksgiving feasts to 280 families
Cabrini College and Catholic Social Services helped make festive Thanksgiving feasts for 280 families in Montgomery County by donating 1,289 pounds of turkeys and all the trimmings – including fresh produce and baked goods – to CSS’ emergency food cupboard in Norristown Nov. 20.
African American Catholics celebrate faith, family, community
The theme was “It’s a Family Affair: Praising Loving and Living 2012” when about 200 African American Catholics and their friends gathered joyfully for the Sixth Annual Philadelphia Peter Claver Award Banquet held Nov. 18th at the Drexelbrook in Drexel Hill. Sponsoring the gala were the Knights of Peter Claver and the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, and the principal honoree was Father Stephen Thorne, pastor of St. Martin de Porres Parish, Philadelphia.
Catholics on both sides of Gaza border pray for hostilities to end
JERUSALEM (CNS) — As diplomatic efforts were underway to reach a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel Nov. 20, Catholics on both sides of the Gaza border prayed for peace. “When we pray for peace, we pray for peace for everyone,” said Father Yoel Salvaterra, who serves the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community in the southern Israeli […]
Pope condemns escalating Gaza conflict, calls for truce, talks
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI condemned escalating hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, saying hatred and violence are never an appropriate solution to problems. He also called for greater efforts to promote a truce and peace negotiations. “I am following with great concern the escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the […]
Meeting in Fatima, bishops voice ‘deep unease’ over worsening Portuguese economy
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Portugal’s Catholic bishops voiced “deep unease” about worsening economic conditions in their country and urged the government to show greater concern for the common good in its austerity drive. Saying they “feel the suffering and anguish of those suffering harshest consequences from the current crisis,” the bishops said they wanted to […]
March for Life directors elect successor to late Nellie Gray
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jeanne Monahan is the new full-time president of the March for Life Education & Defense Fund, which organizes and runs the March for Life in Washington each January. She succeeds the late Nellie Gray, founder and president, who died in August at age 86. Monahan, a former board member, had been serving as interim president since Gray's death.
New social media tools can help tell age-old Gospel story, speakers say
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CNS) — Modern social media tools can make the centuries-old Gospel message new again for Catholics as they renew their faith and for those who have been baptized but have never embraced the faith. That was the view of a group of workshop presenters, most of them Catholic bloggers, who examined the role […]