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Frontline workers at Catholic care center eager for COVID vaccine
Staff at Catholic Social Services' Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence say they're excited to "be part of the solution" as vaccinations from the coronavirus begin nationwide.
Father Joseph Jung, WWII Army vet, parish priest, dies at 96
Before serving as a priest in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for 64 years, the Philadelphia native fought in Europe then drove supply trucks from India to the Chinese allies during the war.
How does a hymn’s doctrine sound?
The U.S. bishops' doctrine committee identified concern over lyrics of Catholic hymns, including the treatment of the Eucharist. It warned that "a steady diet" of doctrinally deficient hymns "would erode Catholic sensibility."
Post-McCarrick report dialogue zeroes in on ‘hyperclerical culture’
One month to the day that the Vatican released its report on since-laicized cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a panel of academics took a close look at the conditions that allowed McCarrick's sexual misconduct to go unchecked and victims not believed.
Knights, Ladies of Peter Claver provide $10K to area parishes
The donation continues more than a century of charitable works by the organization, which "serves the church and the community" while mentoring the next generation.
Live Nativity brings Christmas to Northeast Phila. street
Blessed Trinity Regional Catholic School and St. Timothy Parish recreated Bethlehem on a bustling thoroughfare Dec. 11, connecting the community to Scripture "in a real and beautiful way."
Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity’ for common good, bishops say
The "gravity" of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and "the lack of alternative vaccines" are reasons to accept the approved vaccines, the chairmen of the U.S. bishops' doctrine and pro-life committees said. Getting vaccinated is part of Catholics' moral responsibility.
New directives aid celebration of Christmas at home or in church
Houses of worship are exempt from new restrictions on social gatherings in Pennsylvania, but the Philadelphia Archdiocese is preparing Catholics to celebrate the birth of Jesus in several ways this year.
Argentina’s lower house votes to allow abortion
Lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to decriminalize abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy Dec. 11, despite vocal opposition from the country's Catholic bishops.
Argentine bishops urge lawmakers to reflect ahead of abortion debate
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 40,000 lives in Argentina, and 50% live in poverty, as lawmakers "are thinking with selfishness of eliminating children" by legalizing abortion.