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St. Francis Xavier St. Patrick’s Day Pancake Breakfast
Please join the St., Francis Xavier, home and school association for pancakes before the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Sidewalk Outreach Training
The Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia is hosting an evening to train anyone interested in sidewalk counseling at St. Colman's Church in Ardmore.
Catholic Business Networking Event: Spirituality in the Workplace
This exciting event will bring together local Catholic Business Professionals to create opportunities for networking, faith-driven dialogue, and exchange of ideas.
With grit, Neumann-Goretti earns first league title in 6 years
The Saints relied on consistently excellent team defense and full-court hustle for 32 minutes to defeat two-time defending champion Roman Catholic, 66-58, for the Catholic League boys championship.
Girls’ title game an instant classic, by any definition
With its 11 lead changes and eight ties, the Catholic League championship will be remembered for West Catholic's 65-60 win in overtime over Archbishop Wood -- and for a feat 101 years in the making.
Humanity, ethics must be at center of AI technology, pope says
The Pontifical Academy for Life sponsored a major workshop at the Vatican Feb. 25-26 that focused on the use of robots and artificial intelligence, specifically in medicine and health care.
Fighting abuse in lay movements: Vatican mandates guidelines
Organizations, Catholic or not, led by a charismatic leader who is followed uncritically are at risk for cases of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, said the Jesuit head of the Vatican office on child protection.
Church experts to help bishops, religious write abuse norms
Pope Francis has set up a task force of qualified experts and canon lawyers to help bishops' conferences and congregations of men and women religious draw up or revise guidelines for the protection of minors.
Knights of Columbus releases videos to help men grow in their faith
"Into the Breach" is a 12-episode video series that addresses "many of the challenges modern men face, including fatherhood, marriage and leadership," the Knights said in a release.
Buffalo Diocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The filing comes as the diocese faces a current deficit and about 260 lawsuits that have been filed under New York's Child Victims Act, which suspended the statute of limitations for abuse claims for one year.