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Dignity comes from work, not money, pope tells young people
Promoting employment is a key part of promoting and protecting human dignity, Pope Francis said. Young people also must show older generations what it means to "inhabit the world without trampling on it," he said.
La Salle ekes out win in extra innings for PCL championship
By putting the ball in play and making good things happen, the Explorers edged Archbishop Wood, 3-2 in eight innings, to capture the title and cap a 13-0 season in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
‘Solidarity in Freedom’ is theme of Religious Freedom Week
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites Catholics "to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom" during the week June 22-29 so that religious communities may continue "to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all."
Indonesian archbishop says he was targeted twice by assassins
The prelate of a Christian-majority region says he was targeted this year at his home and his cathedral by Islamic militants who planned to meet with him and blow themselves up.
Cardinal Rigali recalls memorable moments in 60 years of priesthood
From the stirrings of a vocation in grammar school in Los Angeles, to decades-long service at the Vatican and in the U.S., the retired archbishop of Philadelphia reflected on his eventful ministry.
Citing ‘systemic failures’ in handling abuse, cardinal resigns
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must accept responsibility for the personal and institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
Fatima holy hour calls for peace, end to pandemic
St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia will host the June 13 gathering, which is sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima.
Webinar looks at holistic care for elderly priests amid COVID
On June 18, Misericordia University will host a free three-part session that examines ways to support aging clergy in mind, body and spirit.
Bishops Dinner brings everyone to table for joy, ‘sacred’ fellowship
On June 2, Archbishop Nelson Pérez shared favorite Philly foods with more than 100 diners at St. John's Hospice, part of a new Catholic Social Services series that's connecting the church's shepherds with some of the most marginalized members of their flock.
Report shows 19,000 U.S. deacons; age, retirement are factors for ministry
A Catholic research organization's "Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate" gleans current facts and future trends among Catholic deacons, according to a survey of all U.S. dioceses.