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Charity invites proposals for grants with May 3 deadline
The Ambassador’s Fund for Catholic Education opened its online portal April 6 for proposals. Last fall's grantees showed innovation -- see the list of projects utilizing more than $583,000 in funds.
Deacon James Elliott of Kennett Square parish dies at 71
Ordained a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2013, the deacon at St. Patrick Parish was married 50 years to his wife Marie, and they raised three sons.
Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93
The prominent and controversial Swiss Catholic theologian was the sharpest critic of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. Father Kung worked on a "global ethic" of religious dialogue.
Mexican bishop announces run for political office, then backtracks
The Mexican bishops' conference disavowed the candidacy for state office by an 84-year-old retired bishop. Though involved in a past scandal he decried corrupt officials, and said, "I expect to rob nothing."
Webinar explores history of Philadelphia Franciscan sisters
The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia will celebrate their April 9 founder's day with a presentation by several members on their mission to the poor, immigrants and other vulnerable populations.
Man with Down syndrome promotes jobs for ‘friends like me’
Mark Hublar, 56, has a long list of life achievements, thanks to his family's loving support. "I want to see my people go into communities and get real jobs with real pay, equal pay," he said.
Risen Christ offers hope to people, Cardinal Gregory says at Easter Mass
Easter with its message that Christ is risen and death has been defeated, "brings together many people who long to change their own sorrows to joy, their own doubts into hope and their own fears into faith."
Church divisions stem from misunderstanding ‘reform,’ Cardinal Parolin says
Three days after the papal preacher called on Catholics to repent for dividing the church, the Vatican secretary of state said the divisions are real and do "a lot of damage to the church."
Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on
On the 500th anniversary of Christianity in their country, Pope Francis thanked Filipino Catholics for their "deep sense of family, community and fraternity that keeps you firm in faith, joyful in hope and attentive in charity."
London police halt Good Friday service over COVID protocols
Police halted an Adoration of the Cross service and ordered 130 worshippers to go home, saying the congregation size exceeded pandemic regulations. A priest complained officers had "brutally exceeded their powers."