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St. Joseph Sister Mary Kathryn Quinn dies at 95
In September 1942 the Bethlehem Catholic High School graduate entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill. Formerly known as Sister Leonilla, she ministered throughout the Philadelphia region.
Ring in the new year with Cathedral Young Adults
The Catholic Center for Young Adults is teaming up again with the Cathedral Young Adult group to host a New Year's Eve Mass and party. Make this year a holy new year!
At Christmas party, 500 kids enjoy bash for Jesus’ birthday
Archbishop Charles Chaput and scores of volunteers hosted the cap on a year's worth of fundraising for Catholic Social Services' programs for at-risk children and youth -- with a party just for them Dec. 19.
Before the bell: Pope pays surprise visit to Rome high school
Some 800 students met Pope Francis there Dec. 20; he was ready to listen to their questions and offer his reflections.
Pope, U.N. chief record video with their Christmas wishes for peace
Pope Francis and the secretary-general of the United Nations said that, like millions of people around the world, during the Christmas season their thoughts turn to yearnings for peace and for the well-being of those in need.
Kenyan bishops pray for 300,000 affected by flooding
Since more than 100 people who have died in flooding and landslides since October, the bishops of Kenya urged protecting forest cover and promoting agricultural practices that protect the environment.
Former Nazareth Academy teacher, Sister Mary Irene, dies at 95
Sister Mary Irene Geisheimer, C.S.F.N. (formerly Sister Amata), spent most of her 50 years in education teaching German and English at Nazareth, run by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
New trade deal a step up, Catholic leaders say
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is no panacea, according to Catholics involved in labor matters, but it is better than the North American Free Trade Agreement it is designed to replace.
Supreme Court to hear cases of fired Catholic school religion teachers
The court agreed Dec. 18 to take up the combined cases of two California Catholic schools that were sued by teachers they had fired who claimed they had been victims of job discrimination.
Sister Beatrice Mary Keegan, S.S.J. dies at 89
A member of the Sisters of St. Joseph since her entrance into the order in 1947, the former Sister Joseph Beatrice ministered in the archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, and the Diocese of Trenton.