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All-Catholic teams named for softball, baseball
The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the first, second and third teams of outstanding players in two spring sports.
Masks no longer required in Philadelphia parishes, institutions
An updated announcement from the city's department of health lifts the iconic COVID restriction, as archdiocesan parishes move toward a full return to in-person worship.
Vatican project aims to make digital space a place of encounter
The Vatican gathered 16 young communication specialists from around the world to address "how the church can and should be present online," and foster dialogue in the often-polarized digital space.
Seniors throw sweet send-off for beloved kitchen manager
Before she hung up her apron for the last time, Carmen Aviles of the archdiocesan Norris Square Senior Community Center was surprised by clients grateful for her long ministry of feeding hearts.
Sense of hope is required for Catholic journalists, Archbishop Lori says
Hope allows Catholic communicators to describe the "signs of the times" not through the lens of ideology or ... animosity but by faith, the archbishop of Baltimore told attendees at a Mass during the Catholic Media Conference.
Parish garden spreads roots, fruits far and wide
Members of St. Cornelius in Chadds Ford have planted seeds yielding food for the hungry, while deepening their own faith and missionary outreach.
‘Communicate hope in the face of trying times,’ declares cardinal at CMC
While there is "an unfortunate tendency" to focus on the forces of evil, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged people not to lose hope, but to "look for signs of civility, of goodness, of solidarity, of compassion."
Gregory: Catholic media’s task is to wed the facts to ‘truth of the Gospel’
Before the pandemic, society was "beginning to feel at times hopeless," Cardinal Wilton Gregory told Catholic journalists, who face the challenge of "enhancing hope" to remind people "we are not doing this alone. We are a people in journey together."
Poll: Most voters would support limiting abortion after 15 weeks
A nationwide poll of 1,200 likely voters found that a majority oppose abortion on demand throughout pregnancy and support limits on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Pope denies German cardinal’s request to resign over abuse failures
Agreeing with Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis said every bishop must begin reform with a "humble confession: we have sinned."