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Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
After a divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Barrett as a justice for the Supreme Court Oct. 26, she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony.
Robert Sims, faithful Catholic leader for decades, dies at 94
Mr. Sims was a Philadelphia native, World War II Navy veteran, family man, insurance executive, financial planner, philanthropist and highly honored Catholic layman -- and friend to all.
Couple gives Villanova U $1M to address poverty, inequality
A university-wide effort to study the intersection of two major issues in society today will involve multiple disciplines, spurred by a major gift of Paul and Christine Tufano, both Villanova graduates.
Bible Novena invites prayer for vocations through videos
For nine months Catholic lay people, clergy, religious and seminarians are recording videos of themselves reading the entire Bible, all to promote priestly vocations in the archdiocese -- and you can join them.
Mass celebrates missionary work, and reminds faithful there’s more to do
Faithful gathered Oct. 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to celebrate World Mission Sunday, kicking off a year-long celebration of Philadelphia's 110-year commitment to evangelization.
Modern mission outreach started with French teenager
Venerable Pauline Jaricot was just 17 years old when she started the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which now helps to reach more than 1,110 dioceses as part of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Transcript shows pope’s distinction between gay marriage, civil unions
In his documentary "Francesco," director Evgeny Afineevsky presented statements as if Pope Francis had said them one after the other. The director used the quotes from a 2019 interview without their full context.
Pope warns Spanish prime minister of rise of nationalism, ideology
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, facing opposition from a far-right party, heard Pope Francis say that the ideological shift in today's European political climate risks something similar to the rise of Nazism in 1933.
Polish demonstrators disrupt Masses over court’s abortion ruling
A court's Oct. 22 decision underscoring a near-total ban on abortions in Poland "has caused unusually emotional reactions," said the president of Poland's bishops' conference, decrying protests in several cities.
Former spiritual adviser to Medjugorje visionaries excommunicated
The Vatican declared that a former Franciscan priest laicized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 had "incurred the penalty of excommunication." He had refused to cooperate in a probe of his activities for suspected heresy and schism.