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Young Adult Retreat
A retreat for single and married individuals. This 24-hour retreat will be directed by Fr. Jim Otto, Fr. John Wackerman and Dr. Antone Raymundo.
Mid Atlantic Knights of the Immaculate Men’s Weekend Retreat
Mid Atlantic Knights of the Immaculate The Golden Voice Fr. George Rutler will lead 37th annual Knights of Immaculate Retreat.
Bishops urge U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine ‘sex’ in civil rights law
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees have urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine "sex" in civil rights law, arguing this would change the definition of "a fundamental element of humanity that is the basis of the family and would threaten religious liberty."
Caribbean lay consecrated missionaries building regional church
A move toward local missionaries after the Second Vatican Council has transformed into consecrated laypeople serving territories within the Caribbean region.
Catholic Extension honors Louisiana faith leader for uniting communities
Mack McCarter, who has spent a lifetime helping hurting communities by building "a system of caring relationships," starting in his hometown of Shreveport, La., is the winner of Catholic Extension's 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award.
Synod members call for greater role of women, laity in ministry
Synod participants offered several proposals to address the lack of priests in the Amazon region, including revising the formation program for candidates to the priesthood and instituting new ministries for lay men and women.
Program provides children with small gifts, shares joy of Jesus’ birth
Box of Joy is a project of Cross Catholic Outreach, a relief and development agency headed by Jim Cavnar, president.
Haitian bishops’ justice commission calls on president to step down
As Port-au-Prince began its fourth week of paralysis due to serious social unrest, the Haitian bishops' justice and peace commission called on President Jovenel Moise to step down.
African Catholics from 21 nations pray, celebrate in Phila.
Hundreds gathered for the multilingual and multicultural African Heritage Mass Sunday, Oct. 6 at St. Raymond Church. They later shared the distinctive foods from their homeland at festive meal.
Safe injection sites ‘form of euthanasia,’ says priest in addiction ministry
Father Douglas McKay, who has spent some 50 years helping those who struggle with substance abuse, says Philadelphia's planned facility "dehumanizes and demoralizes" those in addiction.