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Author to sign book at St. Cyprian Parish event
D. James White will speak on his book, "Velvet Sky" at St. Cyprian Community Hall in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jump start your holiday shopping with this event featuring local small businesses.
Local faithful send container of help, hope to Haiti
Amid spiraling instability in the hard-hit Caribbean nation, area Catholics are sending a container of desperately needed supplies to a place where "something is wrong every day."
All-Catholics announced for 4 fall sports
The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the first, second and third teams of outstanding players in boys' and girls' soccer, field hockey and volleyball.
Black Catholics ‘let it rise’ at annual Mass in honor of patron saint
Now in its 59th year, the annual St. Martin de Porres Mass Nov. 7 celebrated "authentically Black and positively Catholic" faith, while welcoming some two dozen into the church through the sacrament of confirmation.
Chinese bishop taken by authorities for ‘tourism’ returns to diocese
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin, ordained with a papal mandate in 2011, fell out of favor with the government for his refusal to join and collaborate with state-run bodies. The whereabouts of another bishop remain unknown.
At COP26, Vatican delegation calls for solidarity with poorer nations
As the U.N. Climate Change Conference was nearing its final day, the Vatican delegation urged parties to deliver on the financing, resources and standards needed to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
New archdiocesan senior residence ‘a beacon’ on Broad Street
With 46 affordable apartments, a beloved national shrine next door and a long list of development partners, St. Rita Place is ready to welcome residents into a spacious complex blessed by Archbishop Nelson Pérez Nov. 10.
More than 4,200 allegations of clergy abuse reported, annual audit shows
The 4,228 allegations by 3,924 child sexual abuse survivors were down from 4,434 allegations in the previous year, new data show. While only 22 allegations involve current cases of abuse, most point to the past, due to changes in statutes of limitation.
Cleveland priest sent to prison for life for sexually exploiting children
U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi handed down the sentence Nov. 9, saying the public needed to be protected from Father Robert McWilliams, 41, because he had preyed upon youths who turned to him for help.
Failure to protect creation will incur God’s judgment, pope says
World leaders are running out of time and must address the challenges of climate change before it's too late, Pope Francis said in a letter to Catholics in Scotland where the U.N. Climate Change Conference concludes Nov. 12.