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Catholic athletes won’t take the field this fall
Catholic school leaders announced Aug. 24 that the 17 archdiocesan Catholic high schools won’t compete in sports such as football and soccer over concerns for safety.
Agency awarded $25K to connect seniors with food benefits
Archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services will use the funds to counter the growing problem of hunger among older adults.
WHO supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid and fair access to potential COVID-19 vaccines, echoed Pope Francis' call for global protections.
In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
Catholic Social Services' exclusion from Philadelphia's foster care program will be the centerpiece case this fall of the high court's new trend for ruling on religious freedom.
Makers of altar wine, hosts suffer economic hit due to pandemic
Religious orders that bake altar bread, including the Poor Clare sisters in Langhorne, are seeing a dramatic drop off in sales. Hardest hit are sacramental wineries since Communion under both species is suspended.
Federal funds barred from research projects using fetal tissue
The U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman praised the National Institutes of Health for its decision to withhold funds from most research proposals that involved the use of fetal tissue.
Toledo diocesan priest arrested on sex trafficking charges
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo placed Father Michael Zacharias, 53, on administrative leave after multiple charges were announced by the FBI Aug. 18.
Archdiocese raising awareness of teen dating violence
An Aug. 18 webinar, co-sponsored by the Office for Youth and Child Protection, highlighted a growing issue many adults dismiss, and most teens don't report.
Bishop Bransfield repays diocese, publicly apologizes to W.Va. Catholics
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield repaid $441,000 in expenses he ran up as former head of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. His letter of apology defended those transactions.
Local advocates back bill for early childhood development
Volunteers with Catholic Relief Services are working to pass the Global Child Thrive Act, which would provide hungry children with food for mind and soul, as well as body.