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Panel: Politicizing border issue overshadows serious plight of migrants
The message of a Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border: Don't believe everything you hear from politicians. The issues are more complex than they mention.
Vocation camp plants seed of discerning God’s will in young men
More than a dozen middle school boys discovered “the first seed” of discerning a vocation to priesthood at the Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Camp held at St. Charles Seminary this month.
USCCB migration chairman urges Biden to raise cap on refugee admissions
A presidential spokesperson said the cap would be raised from the historically low 15,000 refugees to an unspecified number by May 15. Biden had promised to raise it to 62,500.
Local Haitian Catholics denounce kidnappings, call for solidarity
The April 11 abduction of five priests and two religious sisters by a Port-au-Prince gang highlights the dire need for reform in Haiti -- a task for which the Catholic Church is vital, say people with ties to Haiti.
Week-long event reflects on St. Katharine Drexel’s mission
The mission-affirming stories in an online series starting April 25 will help reflect on how St. Katharine’s mission as it pertained to social justice is alive in 2021.
Mass for Persons with Disabilities set for April 25 at cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Pérez will be the celebrant and homilist for the annual Mass for the intention of persons with disabilities, the deaf community, their families, friends and caregivers.
Advocates, editorials call on Biden to end federal death penalty
The death penalty has been getting attention across the country this year with legislation in several states aimed at limiting, repealing or even renewing capital punishment.
Catholic laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod
The synod in Germany's largest diocese would improve communication, create a binding framework to address sexual abuse and involve participation by everyone, said a lay leader.
Life of Father Judge topic of Catholic history talk
William Portier will present the life of Father Thomas Judge (1868-1933) on April 20 via Zoom. Many are unaware of the pioneering priest for which an archdiocesan high school is named.
St. Charles Seminary buys 15-acre tract at Gwynedd Mercy University
The seminary’s relocation from its longtime Wynnewood campus took another step with the $13 million purchase -- $10 million from the seminary and $3 million from the Maguire Foundation.