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Powerful nations protect all life, pope says in Japan
Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and shared, not enslaved to current societal ideas of what is valuable, perfect or productive, Pope Francis said at a Mass in the famous Tokyo Dome.
Pope: Reverence for life, not profit, must determine use of nuclear power
While not adopting the Japanese bishops' opposition to nuclear power plants as his own, Pope Francis insisted the 2011 meltdown at the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima raises serious questions.
‘Lessons and Carols’ of the Christmas season
St. Anastasia Parish, Newtown Square, will host an evening of reflection, Scripture and choir music, organ and congregational hymns reminding us to prepare for the birth of Christ.
Advent Tree Lighting and Open House
All are welcome to join the Sisters and Staff of Mother Boniface Spirituality Center for our annual Advent Tree Lighting and Open House. With time for fellowship, refreshments and a chance to browse our vendors, this evening is a celebration of the time of Advent as we prepare in hope for Christmas.
Honor martyrs, work for Christ’s kingdom of peace, pope says in Nagasaki
While the world knows Nagasaki as the site of a U.S. atomic bomb blast, for the Catholic Church it is also the site of one of the fiercest campaigns of anti-Christian persecution.
A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Japan
Saying it is "perverse" to think the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world safer, Pope Francis urged a renewed commitment to disarmament and to the international treaties designed to limit or eliminate nuclear weapons.
Pope arrives in Japan — decades later than he’d hoped
The pope met with the bishops of Japan and outlined the major themes of this four-day stay: nuclear disarmament, the example of the Japanese martyrs, interreligious dialogue and special care for the young.
Knights still honor Kennedy as order’s ‘most distinguished’ member
President John F. Kennedy was a member of the Knights' Bunker Hill Council 62 in Charlestown, Mass., joining on St. Patrick's Day in 1946. He became a fourth-degree Knight in 1954. Kennedy, the first Catholic to be elected president, was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963.
HUD secretary tours archdiocesan senior living facility
Ben Carson, who directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited Nativity B.V.M. Place on Nov. 22. Located in the city's Port Richmond section, the residence, one of five in the Archdiocese, provides affordable housing for older adults.
Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Catherine Mutindi, founder of Bon Pasteur in Congo, has received the 16th annual Opus Prize, which comes with $1 million for her humanitarian work.