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Recycle your old electronic equipment Nov. 6
St. John the Evangelist Parish in Morrisville will host an electronics recycling event Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church parking lot.
Ministry meets moms, babies where they’re at with what they need
Located in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood, The Cenacle provides food, diapers, education and more to pregnant women and new parents, thanks to archdiocesan Catholic Social Services and its partners.
Catholic Women’s Conference returns with strength, beauty
More than 700 women from across the Philadelphia region gathered in two sessions Saturday morning and afternoon Oct. 23 to hear speakers, pray together during adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and share one another's company, united in faith.
Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion ban in place, says it will review it
The high court will give an expedited review of the law Nov. 1. It has been alternately blocked and allowed since it became effective Sept. 1. The court did not agree to use the case to possibly overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
Vatican formalizes process for approving liturgical translations
The new protocol requires bishops' conferences to "faithfully prepare versions of the liturgical books in vernacular languages," with attention to the original text, the language of translation and those who speak it.
Yad Vashem names two French clergy as Righteous Among the Nations
Cardinal Eugène Tisserant and Msgr. André Bouquin posthumously received the World Holocaust Remembrance Center's highest honor for those who risked their lives to rescue Jews from the Nazis during World War II.
Discontent with Biden administration grows among immigrant advocates
With the "Remain in Mexico" policy set to resume in November, a number of migrant allies are increasingly at odds with the President's stance, which continues protocols set by the previous administration.
Cameroon bishops warn of increasing violence in separatist campaign
The population of the Central African nation "can no longer take" the spiraling situation in which "anyone now feels they have a right to violate the life of others," said Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya.
Spirituality, encounter at heart of World Mission Sunday, cardinal says
Ahead of the Oct. 24 observance, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said the church must recover a sense that "each baptized person is a missionary of the kingdom of God."
Prevailing via penalty kicks, Lansdale girls survive playoff soccer scare
PCL three-seed Lansdale Catholic hosted six-seed Cardinal O’Hara, and was pushed past regulation and two overtime periods finally to win 4-3 in the penalty phase, thanks to LC's team contributions and senior star Lauren Edwards.