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USCCB president explains how planned discussion on Eucharist was set
The U.S. bishops have engaged in an unprecedented and increasingly public debate about Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal and whether they should be denied Communion.
English bishop warns assisted suicide could become law with new bill
A new "aid in dying bill" would "fundamentally change the relationship between the doctor and the patient as it would change from treatment and care to assisting another's death," said a bishop.
Sister Saint Urban O’Donnell, S.S.J., dies at 95
One of 14 children of a family in Bethlehem, Pa., the former Margaret M. O'Donnell entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1945.
Sister Mary Goodbody, S.S.J., 92, dies at St. Joseph Villa
Formerly Sister Rita Margaret, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Linwood, Delaware County in 1947 and would serve in four dioceses, including the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sister Marie Cecile Iwetz, S.S.J., dies at 104
Formerly Kathryn Iwetz, she was in her 86th year as a Sister of St. Joseph, serving in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Newark Archdiocese.
Sister Regina Immaculata Monaghan, S.S.J., dies at 86
The former Leanore Marie Monaghan of St. Andrew in Drexel Hill was a Sister of St. Joseph for 68 years, serving in five dioceses including the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Longtime teacher Sister Maria Clemens, I.H.M., dies at 92
The former Catherine Baronett of Manayunk taught in Catholic grade schools plus the day care program at St. Monica Parish in Philadelphia collectively for 49 years.
Sister Joanne Wallace, teacher and pastoral minister, dies
One of three daughters raised in St. Gertrude Parish in West Conshohocken, she entered the I.H.M. community in 1961 with the name Sister Anne George. She died at age 78.
Armenian Catholic patriarch dies in Lebanon
Patriarch Gregoire Pierre XX Gabroyan, died at 86. He was born in Syria to parents who had fled Turkey as a result of the 1915 genocide. He retired as bishop at age 80 but was then elected head of all Armenian Catholics.
Prayers for healing, justice mark ‘painful’ anniversary of Floyd’s death
George Floyd's death while in police custody a year ago left "a hole in the hearts of his family and friends" and "a hole in the fabric of our society," said an official with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd May 25.