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$1.5 mil grant helps Father Judge expand welding, academics
The grant of the Pennsylvania State Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to the Friends of Father Judge High School is helping students of the Northeast Philadelphia school get to work after graduation.
A good trade: Welding is solid fit for Father Judge students
The 46 sophomores enrolled in a three-year course at the Northeast Philadelphia Catholic high school are excited to come to school -- some traveling far to do it -- and learn a valuable skilled trade.
Students show they know their faith at religion bee
Schools host geography bees, spelling bees and science fairs, but local Catholic school officials wanted a religion bee too. One student winner emerged March 2 from a competition among 44 Catholic schools.
Preventing pandemic: Vatican moves to stop spread of coronavirus
With travel restrictions in Italy and the government's order to close all schools until March 15, holy places like the Duomo in Milan and the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican are eerily empty.
UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official
A Vatican representative in Geneva said a United Nations report calls for freedom of religion and conscience to be surrendered for the promotion of "a vision of human society that is not shared by all."
As COVID-19 spreads, Catholic entities worldwide take precautions
Catholic dioceses, shrines and aid agencies including Catholic Relief Services are restricting travel and enacting preventative hygiene measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
A divided court examines Louisiana abortion restrictions
In oral arguments March 4, Supreme Court justices expressed mixed views about a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Walking with ‘suffering Christ’ means standing with victims, says priest
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, one of the world's leading experts on safeguarding minors, said the church is suffering "institutional trauma" from clerical sexual abuse, trauma that it must learn to integrate.
Pope appoints new archbishop of Atlanta
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah, Georgia, to be the archbishop of Atlanta. He succeeds Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, who was named to the Archdiocese of Washington in 2019.
Pastor of Rockville Centre, N.Y. named auxiliary bishop
Pope Francis has named Father Luis M. Romero Fernandez, 65, the vicar of Hispanic ministry and evangelization as well as a parish pastor, to be an auxiliary bishop of the diocese.