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Book study on contemplative prayer runs Sept. 15-Oct. 27
Daylesford Abbey, Paoli is hosting the seven-session program led by Norbertine Abbot Emeritus Ron Rossi that explores the book, "Contemplating Christ: The Gospels and the Interior Life."
Arrests made in blaze that destroyed former Northeast Phila. church
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has charged four juveniles with setting a May 9 fire that gutted St. Leo Church, once the treasure of the city's Tacony neighborhood.
HUD secretary tours new archdiocesan senior complex, announces housing plans
Marcia Fudge joined state and local officials Sept. 1 at St. Rita Place in South Philadelphia, where she highlighted the nation's housing crisis and how the Biden-Harris Administration plans to address it.
Whatever it’s called, does conflict meet just-war criteria?
The U.S. last declared war nearly 80 years ago in World War II. Afterward, there were several wars fought that weren't declared as such. Catholic thinkers see Catholic principles as guiderails for future conflicts.
Make brave choice to lead simpler, eco-friendly life, pope says
In a new video, Pope Francis prayed that people would change the way they eat, travel and use resources for an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, "taking inspiration from our young people who are resolutely committed to this."
Use papal teaching to develop ‘ecological conscience,’ bishops advise
In a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, two U.S. bishops echoed Pope Francis' invitation to discernment in response to growing environmental challenges that affect human life. Meeting those challenges requires "a well-formed reason" and faith.
Pope plans to visit climate change conference in Glasgow
Pope Francis will travel to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Scotland in November, and to host about three dozen religious leaders from around the world at a meeting at the Vatican and in Rome Oct. 4 in preparation for COP26.
Remains of Korea’s first Catholic martyrs recovered
Historical research and DNA tests have confirmed the discovery of the mortal remains of the first three Korean Catholic martyrs more than two centuries after their deaths, a South Korean diocese reported.
Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
The 5-4 vote by the high court left open the possibility that the state's law could be challenged in other ways, including in Texas state courts. It is one of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S., banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable.
No ‘semblance of truth’ found in abuse claims against Brooklyn bishop
The Vatican has determined that allegations of sexual abuse of a minor against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn were found not to be credible. The Archdiocese of New York had begun an investigation under norms issued by Pope Francis in 2019 to address such allegations against bishops.