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People with special needs find warm welcome at St. John’s parish
St. John Chrysostom Parish in Wallingford, Delaware County has been recognized by Princeton researchers as a model church for including persons with disabilities, both young and old, in the worship and social life of the church.
Ohio Senate bills will ‘give more babies a second chance,’ say supporters
The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, or S.B. 208, passed with a 24-9 vote, and the Abortion Pill Reversal Act, or S.B. 155, passed with a 23-10 vote.
Siblings born two minutes apart continue strong bond as religious sisters
Benedictine Sisters Jill and Susan Reuber have often shared the same path in life, but their roads to their religious vocations took different turns.
Success in protecting ozone layer offers lessons for future, pope says
Decades of fruitful international cooperation on protecting the earth's ozone layer serve as an important lesson for guiding collaboration needed today, Pope Francis said.
Medical Mission Sisters mark 25 years working with UN
On the 74th anniversary of the United Nations, the Philadelphia-based order of religious sisters celebrated their quarter-century of affiliation with the UN, recognizing their global ministry.
Philadelphian aboard aircraft carrier named sailor of the day
Liam Sanborn, a U.S. Navy sailor serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, received the honor from his commanding officers during operations in the North Atlantic.
European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Catholic bishops from the European Union marked 30 years since the breaching of the Berlin Wall with tributes to those who worked for peaceful change, as well as warnings against resurgent "ideologies behind the building of walls."
Second Sundays with the Culture Project
Join The Culture Project and friends at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul and Mace's Crossing (down the street from the Cathedral) for a night of prayer and fun! Note: This event occurs every second Sunday of the month from October to June.
No nukes: Pope expected to take aim at new arms race during Japan trip
Pope Francis' top aide made no secret of what will be on the pope's mind when he visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, Nov. 24: "the total elimination of nuclear weapons."
Bishops vote to revise strategic priorities for the early 2020s
UPDATED - The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly Nov. 11 in Baltimore on a revised set of strategic priorities to take them into the next decade.