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Sister Mary Germaine, first of Nazareth Academy’s students, dies at 105
Holy Family of Nazareth Sister Mary Germaine Grabowska left her Brooklyn home to enter the new high school in 1928. She would go on to serve at Visitation B.V.M. in Norristown for 34 years, retiring at 97.
Nassau archbishop assesses post-hurricane challenges in Bahamas
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassua, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept. 8 for evacuee families and Catholic school staff members a week after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the islands.
Sister of St. Joseph Judith Monahan dies at 80
The native of Orange, N.J. took the name Sister Helen Lawrence when she entered the sisters' congregation in 1957. She ministered in several archdioceses and dioceses, including Philadelphia.
Pope appoints three cardinals to help lead synod on Amazon
Though Pope Francis, as pontiff, is president of the synod, the three cardinals will take turns presiding over the synod's daily sessions.
Sister Marlene Smittle dies 78, was S.S.J. sister almost 60 years
The former Sister Joseph Virginia grew up in Northeast Philadelphia at St. Martin of Tours and would be a teacher in three dioceses, including Philadelphia.
Men in Black: Belief in aliens not so far out for some Catholics
The pope's own Jesuit astronomers have long been active in discussions about extraterrestrial life, the ethics of space exploration and the religious significance of a universe that could be teeming with life.
Sister Alice Gleason, I.H.M., dies at 88
The former Sister Regina Cordium entered the Sisters, Servants, of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1950. She would go on to teach in Catholic schools and was development director at St. Hubert High School.
Sister Barbara Ann Lucas dies; was teacher, spiritual minister
A native of Philadelphia and St. Matthew Parish, the former Sister Eleanor Marie was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 58 years.
Franciscan Sister William Clare Platt dies at 91
A member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, she grew up in Media and earned her education degree at Villanova. She would teach in archdiocesan schools for 45 years.
Hard work, tender hearts: Pope prays for Madagascar’s working poor
Standing where the phrase "by the sweat of their brow" is a daily reality for hundreds of Madagascar's poor, Pope Francis prayed for those whose daily bread is earned by hard physical labor and for the unemployed longing to earn a living for their families.