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Different clicks, same prayer: Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary
The Click to Pray eRosary is both a free app for Apple and Android and an actual high-tech rosary bracelet that connects to a smartphone using Bluetooth.
Caritas works to help Syrians displaced by Turkish bombings
Church bells have been ringing in Qamishli and elsewhere in northeastern Syria, signaling the alarm to Christians and others of the ongoing Turkish military operation that is having a devastating humanitarian impact on civilians.
School lunch program is nutritious, delicious — and blessed
St. Martha School in Philadelphia joined more than 100 area sites in kicking off National School Lunch Week Oct. 14. Nutritional Development Services serves some 17,000 noontime meals each day in the archdiocese.
El Paso bishop calls out racism but urges accused shooter’s life be spared
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, released a pastoral letter that pulls no punches, goes far into the past and continues up to the recent present of racism at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Glenmary releases list of credible claims, hopes it helps bring ‘healing’
Father Dan Dorsey, president of the Glenmary Home Missioners, said the religious community of priests and brothers "has become painfully aware that in the past we have failed to protect minors and vulnerable adults."
Oakland pastor, visiting Indian archbishop die in car accident
A Toyota Prius with the three clergy was hit at about 2:30 p.m. (local time) by a tractor-trailer truck on California Route 20 near Wilbur Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Indigenous woman brings message from her elders to pope as church elder
For many indigenous peoples, evangelization meant relocation from their territories to church-run communities known as reductions, as well as the loss of their languages and traditions, she said. "The pain is alive and still there."
U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples
The Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around the world "have taken active steps to recognize the right to autonomy or self-government of indigenous peoples."
Lay Dominican Come and See
The Lay Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena Chapter invite you to come and see what we are all about. Sunday, October 27, 10 am, Morning Prayer and Rosary in the lower chapel of St. Patrick's.
Vigil of All Saints Holy Hour at St Patrick’s in Rittenhouse Square
Join St. Patrick's Community on Halloween night for an evening Holy Hour with readings from the saints, musical meditations by St. Patrick's choir, and a preached reflection offered by the Sisters of Life.