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Pandemic showed just how much people need each other, pope says
During the deadliest days in Italy, medical professionals and volunteers built "a culture of closeness and tenderness" that cannot be allowed to disappear, Pope Francis said.
Pandemic highlights need to protect refugees, creation, pope says
Speaking at his Angelus address marking World Refugee Day, Pope Francis said all people should "be more responsible for looking after the common home."
Black Catholic spirituality a force in fight against racism, say pastors
Racial hatred must be rooted out from both hearts and society, and the gifts of African American Catholics are essential to the task, say Msgr. Federico Britto and Father Stephen Thorne.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Nelson Perez announces changes of assignment, effective July 8, for 50 priests and two transitional deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Watch priesthood ordination today from Cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Perez will ordain five men as priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia today, June 20 at 10 a.m. Follow the Mass live, which is not open to the public, here.
Dads show teens, other dads what it means to be a father
From teaching life skills to knotting neckties, Catholic Social Services's staff draw on their own faith and experience to form the dads of tomorrow.
Turkish bishops won’t contest plan to turn ancient cathedral into mosque
Turkey wants to convert Hagia Sophia, the 6th-century church now a museum, into a mosque. Turkey's highest court is expected to approve a conversion plan July 2.
Reaction positive to Supreme Court decision on bid to end DACA
The court June 18 rejected a Trump administration bid to revoke the program that allowed young people brought into the country illegally as minors to stay in the U.S.
Young immigrants hail high court’s decision on DACA
The prayers of thousands of young adults, brought as children to the U.S. by their parents, were answered when the justices voted to retain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert
Increased screen time and isolation due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk, said a Jesuit safeguarding expert.