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Mass for those suffering from addiction set for May 11
Father Alessandro Giardini, parochial vicar at St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville, will celebrate the Mass, hear confessions and lead a rosary so that all may draw strength from one another through faith.
Pope expresses concern for Lebanon, hopes to visit the country
Pope Francis welcomed Lebanon's designated prime minister, Saad Hariri, to the Vatican April 22 and called on the country's politicians to work together for the good of the nation.
India reports COVID-19 patients dying of lack of oxygen; leak kills 22
A leak in the main liquid oxygen storage tank at a hospital led to a drop in pressure of ventilators, and 22 patients died immediately April 21. India reported a record high of 314,835 new coronavirus cases.
Catholics urged to join in efforts needed to address racism, right wrongs
Following the Chauvin verdict, two U.S. bishops prayed God "strengthens us to cleanse our land of the evil of racism, which also manifests in ways that are hardly ever spoken, ways that never reach the headlines."
Gary and Patricia Holloway honored for service to seminary
The couple received the St. Charles Borromeo Award April 21 from St. Charles Seminary in honor of their philanthropy and volunteer work in the community and especially to the seminary for 40 years.
‘More work to be done’ after Chauvin verdict, say local Black Catholic leaders
The conviction of a former police officer in the death of George Floyd marks only the beginning of the road to racial healing, said a number of clergy and lay faithful.
Catholic leaders see Chauvin verdict as a call for more action
Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a moment of justice, they also stressed there is still a lot of work to do to move toward healing.
Former cop found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd
A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts -- second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter -- April 20 for the death of Floyd May 25, 2020.
Research with fetal tissue from abortion called ‘deeply offensive’
The National Institutes of Health ended a Trump administration ban on the research. A key bishop called on the Biden administration to fund research "that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion."
$1 million gift to help Neumann U’s campus expansion
The donation by Mark and Ann Baiada, founders of Bayada Home Health Care, will support nursing and health sciences, fund scholarships and expand the campus footprint by 2035.