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Flu factor: Churches act to stop virus from spreading
Don't shake hands or take Communion on the tongue, are among the directives by three U.S. Catholic dioceses including Allentown, in force until the threat of flu passes.
Indian Court ruling on madrassas to affect Catholic schools
India's Supreme Court has allowed the government to screen teacher candidates in publicly funded Muslim religious schools. Church leaders say it violates their right to manage some 54,000 Catholic schools.
Big pro-life turnout in Chicago prompts new venue
March for Life Chicago is attracting more people each year -- including young women -- and participants in this year's Jan. 11 event will enjoy a convention featuring pro-life ministries and other exhibitors.
Filipinos celebrate their faith in Santo Nino festival season
The Festival of Santo Nino de Cebu -- rooted in the deep faith of the Filipino people -- finds special Masses, dances and processions marking the 16th-century arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Government secularization in Spain worries church leaders
Spanish church leaders voiced concern for their country's future after the government pledged to legalize euthanasia, secularize education and strip the church of "improper assets."
No easy answers to homelessness, church workers say
After Philadelphia cleared tent encampments Jan. 6, staff of Catholic Social Services spoke of the "complicated" challenge of homelessness. They see an uptick in youth aging out of foster care now on the streets.
In ministry for 75 years, Sister Kathleen Mary Smith, I.H.M. dies
The St. Joan of Arc parishioner took the religious name Sister Irene Joseph when she entered the I.H.M. sisters on Aug. 16, 1945, serving in schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese until 2004.
Sister Dana Elise McCambley, S.S.J., dies at 79
The Hallahan High School grad, formerly Sister Charles Andrew of the Sisters of St. Joseph, will be laid to rest at services Friday, Dec. 10 at St. Joseph Villa in Flourtown.
St. Joseph Sister Rose Amata O’Donnell dies at 96
The Philadelphia native and Little Flower High School grad entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, in 1942 and ministered primarily in the Philadelphia region.
Sister Anne Bernadette La Hart, S.S.J., dies at 87
The sister of the late Msgr. Richard LaHart and two other siblings from West Philadelphia ministered for 68 years in the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Trenton dioceses.