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Homeless ministry marks third annual World Day of the Poor
Some 60 clients and supporters gathered on Nov. 18 at St. John's Hospice, an archdiocesan outreach that provides more than 300 hot meals each weekday, to reflect on how the disadvantaged offer an encounter with Christ himself.
Sex abuse crisis can lead to conversion church needs, theologian says
A Boston College professor told participants at a Villanova conference that the abuse crisis is an impetus toward reform. The church must listen to survivors and seek change as she discerns God’s will.
Forever in bluejeans: Icon painter brings Minnesota martyr to life
Brother James Miller, who was born in 1944 in Wisconsin and shot to death in Guatemala in 1982, has been recognized as a martyr by the Vatican and will be beatified Dec. 7.
New Catholic center a ‘symbol of hope’ for poor area
Donors from across the U.S. helped fund a new $3.2 million community center in Selma, Ala., run by the Edmundite Missions, who also run a center in the impoverished area where 1,000 meals are served daily.
Jesuit school students arrive once again to push for action in Washington
The Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice tied record attendance as more than 2,000 participated in two days of lectures about social justice -- from immigration to poverty to climate change -- and a visit to Congress on the third day of the event.
Caritas expresses outrage over former director in Africa accused of abuse
CNN published an investigative report outlining new accusations against Father Luk Delft, including his 2012 conviction in Belgium of two counts of child abuse and of possession of child pornography.
Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues
Protesters started to bring corpses into a small church late Nov. 19 following intense clashes between Bolivia's military and supporters of former President Evo Morales at a nearby gasoline depot.
Mission is seeking family members you don’t know yet, pope tells Thais
Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters are missing from the community and long to hear the good news of salvation, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Thailand.
Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand
Pope Francis thanked the government and people of Thailand for the way they've welcomed migrants and refugees, but he urged greater efforts to protect migrants and poor Thais from human trafficking.
Christmas Concert
Music Ministry at Saint Andrew in Newtown, PA will present a Christmas Concert in the Main Church on Friday, December 13 at 7:30pm.