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House impeaches Trump a second time; timeline for Senate trial unknown
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" before the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Ten Republicans joined all 222 Democrats in the vote.
Rome university reverses decision to honor Father Pavone
Father Frank Pavone, founder of Priests for Life, is a staunch supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and had become controversial for his political rhetoric and for continuing tensions with his bishop.
Court ruling against safe injection site a ‘victory,’ say local experts
A federal decision halting Philadelphia's plan for supervised illicit drug use is a win for those in addiction, as well as for the surrounding community, according to outreach workers, ethicists and civic activists.
Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
While Pope Francis received the vaccine Jan. 13, the retired pope's secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, said that Pope Benedict, 93, received his shot Jan. 14.
Priest who knew clergy killed in El Salvador asks for justice
Over 28 years Father Manuel Acosta has seen much violence. But he's still visibly shaken over the recent unexplained killing of three priests in less than three years. All were his former students.
A subdued Trump highlights immigration policies at border
Construction of the wall on the southern U.S. border consisted mostly of replacing old barriers with reinforced portions, adding less than 50 miles from what was there when the president took office.
PCC pans effort to provide abortifacient drugs via telemedicine
The head of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference warned of the use of mail-order drugs "known to result in death and severe hemorrhaging" by women at home.
Sister Agnes Marie O’Brien, leader and hospital CEO, dies at 94
In her 66 years as a Franciscan sister, the former Sister Timothy Marie was a leader of her congregation and a Catholic hospital CEO in Baltimore and Trenton.
Father Thomas Furey, long-serving archdiocesan priest, dies at 74
Raised in West Philadelphia, after is ordination in 1973 he would serve faithfully as a parochial vicar at several parishes before being named pastor of Mother of Divine Providence Parish.
Federal court continues hold on Arkansas laws restricting abortion
The appeals court's ruling keeps in place a 2019 ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing laws that ban abortions 18 weeks into pregnancy and where Down syndrome is detected.