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Lebanese demand reform, Cabinet resigns after Beirut explosions
After last week's deadly explosions, grief-stricken and furious Lebanese took to the streets demanding their government's dismissal over inaction and incompetence.
Suspended priest excommunicated for still saying Mass, teaching against pope
A Sacramento priest already restricted during an investigation into his sexual misconduct continued to celebrate home Masses and to deny that Pope Francis heads the Catholic Church.
Annual Marian feast will continue, with modified procession
The 116th MSS Feast honoring the Blessed Mother will be held Sunday, Aug. 16 in Norristown. One of the region’s longest-running ethnic festivals will include a shortened street procession.
Emergency fund raises $260K to feed struggling families
The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia continues to raise money to aid local Catholic food pantries severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryland county official decrees schools cannot open before Oct. 1
Defying Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's Aug. 3 order, Montgomery County's health officer issued a new directive barring nonpublic schools from reopening on time for in-person instruction.
When faith wobbles, cry out for God’s help, pope says
Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith, but the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said Aug. 9 at his Angelus address.
Iowa Catholics pray for pork plant’s COVID-19 victims
The well-being of workers at meat-packing plants prompted prayers of Catholics who learned that the outbreak of the coronavirus was twice as severe as previously believed.
El Paso mourns, but heals still from mass shooting one year later
Residents organized a drive-thru luminaria memorial to remember the 23 Latino people killed and more than two dozen wounded by a gunman in a Walmart last August.
Professor, administrator Sister Mary Catherine Gurley dies
The Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia was a professor of education at several colleges for many years and administrative vice president of Neumann University for nine years.
Vincentians welcome newest members of congregation
During a Mass at the Miraculous Medal Shrine July 31, four men professed first vows and three men entered the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers as novices.