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COVID reveals need to ‘build back better’ for those with disabilities
As the world marks the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, local and international leaders say post-pandemic efforts must increase inclusion and active participation at every level of society.
Archdiocese seeking Catholic school educators for immediate openings
Register by Dec. 4 for a virtual career fair (featuring Pre-K3 to 8th grade positions) that will be hosted by the Office for Catholic Education Dec. 7.
Watch seminary’s Christmas concert online Sunday afternoon
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and its seminarians, rector and music director will present its 33rd Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 6 starting at 2 p.m.
German cathedral becomes center of mourning after SUV attack
People gathered in Trier's Catholic cathedral Dec. 1 to pray for the victims of a lone attacker who plowed into Christmas shoppers, killing five people and seriously injuring a dozen others.
Letter campaign says ‘Thank you, Father!’ to hardworking priests
Through Dec. 31, the New Serra Missionaries are collecting area faithful's messages of gratitude and sending them to clergy, an outreach organizers hope will offer "moments of powerful grace."
Delco parishioner spreads the word about Advent
Now in its second year, an online Advent calendar created by Katherine Downey of St. Anastasia in Newtown Square is keeping parishioners connected amid COVID, while building up the "domestic church."
Pope marks anniversary of U.S. women’s murder in El Salvador
Remembering the three U.S. religious women and a laywoman brutally murdered during El Salvador's civil war, Pope Francis hailed them as examples of faith and missionary discipleship.
Panel: Dorothy Day’s focus on the neglected would resonate in COVID-19 era
A panel of top writers led a webinar with 2,000 registrants who reflected on Day, the journalist, social-justice activist and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, on the 40th anniversary of her death.
Detroit ‘families of parishes’ plan moves ahead; Pittsburgh announces mergers
The Detroit Archdiocese will begin a new governance model for its 218 parishes next year in which groups of three to six parishes will share clergy, pastoral ministers and other parish staff.
Advent retreat helps couples ‘pray through infertility’
Catholic ministry Springs in the Desert will offer a free online gathering Dec. 4-6 to provide spiritual resources during a season that can be "bittersweet" for those unable to conceive.