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U.S. Catholics asked to pray for bishops as Communion document is drafted
As regional discussions begin in preparation for a teaching document by this fall "on the beauty and power of the Eucharist," USCCB President Archbishop Jose Gomez asked for prayers.
PreK graduates off to ‘greatness and good things’
More than three dozen little learners received their diplomas June 18 from the Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy, a top-rated early learning center operated by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services.
Pa. bishop among prelates named to Vatican’s supreme court
Pope Francis has named Bishop Mark L. Bartchak of Altoona-Johnstown and U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey in Rome to be among the 12 members of the Apostolic Signature, the Vatican's highest court.
North Philadelphia Catholic church damaged in arson
Doors at St. Veronica Church were badly damaged June 19 when an "incendiary device" sparked a blaze that was quickly controlled without injuries. The fire came amidst a two-week parish missionary outreach in surrounding neighborhoods.
Frazzled as a father? It’s OK to ask for help in being a dad, says social worker
Fathers can count on archdiocesan Catholic Social Services for everything from diapers to parenting classes, said Maritherese Mitchell of the agency's Bucks County Family Service Center.
Bishops OK draft of framework for marriage, family life ministry
The U.S. bishops approved a draft document that provides a pastoral framework meant to strengthen marriage and family ministry in parishes and dioceses.
St. Eleanor Parish’s youth to hold clothing drive in June
The youth ministry group of the Collegeville, Montgomery County parish will accept clothes, shoes and small household items at the church June 26-27 to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society's outreach.
Faith leaders to meet at Vatican in October to discuss climate change
Preparations for the meeting ahead of a global summit in November already have produced "a remarkable convergence of views" among religions whose "belief systems see nature as sacred, and our duty as being to protect the environment."
Seen and unseen: The role of faith, reason in the search for alien life
With the expected release this month of the U.S. Department of Defense's report on unidentified aerial phenomenon, the question of intelligent life beyond Earth's solar system is back in the limelight.
Bishop urges Nigerian government to unban Twitter
Bishop Lucius Ugorji said the nation's economy would suffer a further slide as a result of the ban, adding the country is losing socioeconomic benefits from the social media platform.