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Dams of sand give African drought victims hope, optimism
KIPSING, Kenya (CNS) — Near the southwestern edge of the vast stretch of East Africa where drought has led to famine and more than 13 million people are considered to be living in crisis, Henry Lesokoyu is the picture of hope and optimism. A couple of feet beneath the dry surface of a seasonal river […]
Villanova students visit Rembrandt exhibit
Students from Villanova University attended the “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art which ran from August through the end of October. Nathan Droba, a freshman at Villanova University, was among the students enjoying the exhibition. Photo by Enrique Mendoza at Aurora Imaging Company
Redemptorists urge Hanoi Catholics to remain calm after attacks
HANOI, Vietnam (CNS) — Redemptorists at a Hanoi parish have urged local Catholics to keep calm after a mob led by government officials attacked a convent and church in early November.
Pope says prostitution, pornography threaten human dignity of women
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to prostitution and pornography, saying the practices denigrate women and represent “a serious lack of humanity.”
Bishop Blaire calls for good stewardship to protect God’s gift of air
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — The gift of clean air provided by God to humanity deserves to be protected through strong environmental stewardship by making changes in daily life so that fewer pollutants enter the atmosphere, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice Human Development.
Vatican partners with company to discuss stem-cell research
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — New biotechnologies raise questions in the fields of medicine, economics, ethics and philosophy, and the Vatican plans to look at all of them during a three-day conference devoted to adult stem-cell research, officials said.
Five hundreds jars of peanut butter collected at SS. Simon and Jude Parish
WEST CHESTER — On Oct. 27 SS. Simon and Jude School students helped with the collection of over 500 jars of peanut butter and jelly that were donated by the parish PREP students (students who do not attend the parish school, but receive their Catholic education at SSJ), parishioners, and the school community. The annual […]
Catholic Life Congress enlivened by 16 presenters, participants from across Archdiocese
Prisca, Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary, Andronicus… St. Paul sends greetings to 26 disciples by name in Romans, Chapter 16 and most of them were included in the first reading at the Catholic Life Congress Mass celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul on Nov. 5. “For the most part we have no idea […]
‘Saints’ attend Mass at Nativity of Our Lord school
Second grade students celebrated All Saints Day at Nativity of Our Lord School in Warminster by dressing in costume as saints. They worked with seventh-grade prayer partners to research the stories behind their patron saints.
Information nights regarding annulments scheduled
The metropolitan tribunal conducts information sessions that include an explanation of the grounds for an annulment and the process. A series of informative meetings have been scheduled to take through the month of November, each session will be followed by a question-and-answer period for those in attendance. The meetings will take place at the following […]