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Embrace displaced people of Central America, pope urges
COVID-19 laid bare the problems of Central America, including the deterioration of social conditions, an unjust economic system and climate change, but also that people are valuable in God's eyes, Pope Francis said.
Diplomas in hand, kindergarteners are ready for summer break
Some two dozen graduates of the St. Cornelius Early Learning Center in Chadds Ford wrapped up the academic year June 4 -- and now it's time for some well-deserved fun.
Pro-life group decries new bill aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade
The bill "would invalidate nearly all existing state limitations on abortion," said a spokesperson with National Right to Life. Democratic Sens. Bob Casey Jr. and Joe Manchin are not among the bill's co-sponsors.
New deacons a ‘blessing’ in their witness, service, says archbishop
The nine men ordained to the permanent diaconate June 12 will bring the church to "the family, the workplace and neighborhoods," said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Use online outlets to communicate truth in love, not spread hate, archbishop says
An epidemic of hatred in social media and digital news, in which people turn against one another rather than speak truth in love, is poisoning communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for, Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron wrote in a pastoral letter.
Catholic media must proclaim God’s word, not polarize, Bishop Barron says
Prioritizing the resurrection of Jesus over some "false dichotomy, pitting one against the other," was one theme along with social media and synodality in a talk by popular speaker Bishop Robert Barron to Catholic media professionals June 10.
New solar energy project in Brooklyn Diocese is response to ‘Laudato Si”
Catholic Charities launched the Laudato Si Corporation, a green-energy initiative to generate renewable energy with arrays of solar photovoltaic panels mounted on the rooftops of residential buildings across the Brooklyn Diocese.
Parish assignments for permanent deacons announced
Archbishop Nelson Perez announced retirement for 12 deacons, changes of assignment for five other deacons and first parish assignments for the nine newly ordained deacons in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Monastery hosts Latin Mass for Sacred Heart feast
Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will be celebrated on June 11 at 7 p.m. at the Carmelite Monastery of St. Joseph and St. Anne.
Webinar explores rituals as entry to the holy
A June 19 online session from Cranaleith Spiritual Center will trace the ways in which even everyday rituals serve as a way of encountering the divine.