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Young Adult Retreat; Overcoming the World
A Retreat for Young Adults, ages 18-35 single or married. Dr Antone Raymundo will be our speaker. Fr. Jim Otto and Fr. John Wackerman will celebrate Mass and hear confessions.
Retreat series explores grief and grace
Christine Eberle will present four weekly sessions (Jan. 28-Feb.18) at Cranaleith Spiritual Center showing how conversation, prayer, poetry and ritual can open a path to healing for those mourning a recent or long-ago loss.
Practicing Mindfulness: Quieting the Body, Listening to the Soul
Join mindfulness expert, Lesley Williams and experience the profound benefits of quieting your body and listening to your soul.
Retired pope, Vatican cardinal write book defending priestly celibacy
Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah released "From the Depths of Our Hearts" after an exchange of "ideas and concerns" related to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, where several called for the ordination of married elders.
Former cardinal moves from Kansas friary to new location
Laicized after substantiated sexual abuse claims, Theodore McCarrick left the Kansas friary where he had been living on Jan. 3 for an undisclosed address.
Local Catholic school awarded for savvy marketing
As it celebrates its 100th anniversary, St. Charles Borromeo School in Bensalem was recognized for its fresh approach to spreading the word about its educational vision.
French bishops’ OKs removing gender IDs on baptism certificates
The head of a bishops' council said the changes were made to bring baptismal practices into line with new gender-equality laws. The reformulation refers to "parents or other holders of parental authority."
Catholic League basketball standings
See where the girls' and boys' teams sit in the standings in the early going of Philadelphia Catholic play.
Girls’ hoops see new league alignment; boys’ play taut as ever
The Philadelphia Catholic League will utilize Red and Blue divisions in girls' basketball for better competition. Meanwhile, the junior boys of Wood and O'Hara played a down-to-the-wire, early-season thriller.
Immigrants to US face stiffer headwinds in 2020
As the Catholic community marks National Migration Week, a Philadelphia immigration attorney says “it’s getting insanely difficult” to become a U.S. citizen. Laws are stricter and fees higher.