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‘So many funerals,’ says El Paso priest who comforted grieving kin
Father Fabian Marquez was among several priests in El Paso, Texas, summoned to help out where they could in the hours following the brazen Aug. 3 assault at a Walmart store in the Texas border town that left 22 dead and dozens of others wounded.
Christians in northeast Syria appeal for prayer for safety
Groups representing Christians in northeast Syria are appealing for prayer, fearful that Turkey plans to make good its numerous threats to invade the region with its military forces.
Jury finds Washington priest guilty on four counts of child sexual abuse
Father Urbano Vazquez was found guilty in D.C. Superior Court on three felony counts of second-degree child sexual assault with aggravating circumstances, and on one misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a child.
Illinois bishop decries ‘crisis of gun violence,’ asks for solutions
According to published statistics, there have been 255 mass shootings -- four or more victims -- in this country already this year. One hundred people a day and 36,500 people a year die from gun violence.
Friends lend a hand to spruce up historic Catholic cemetery
Volunteers gathered for an Aug. 17 tour and clean-up of St. Joachim Cemetery in Philadelphia's Frankford section, the final resting place of more than 2,400 Irish descendants and a Cuban revolutionary.
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: A Spirituality of Aging Workshop for Seniors
We invite you to come together and grow in community with others who are experiencing the process of aging. In a setting of prayer, peace and beauty we will share what is stirring in us, listen to valuable reflections and enter into prayer that will touch our hearts and spirits.
Vincentians celebrate 170 years in Philadelphia with gala
An Oct. 10 gathering in downtown Philadelphia will honor the order's work in the city and feature dinner, awards and entertainment.
Historic graveyard hosts tour, clean-up session
Friends of St. Joachim Cemetery in the city's Frankford section will gather on Aug. 17 to learn more about the final resting place for more than 2,400 souls, most of them Irish-Catholic immigrants. Volunteers will also trim back shrubs and reminisce over soft pretzels.
Immaculata hosts annual golf invitational
Now in its 44th year, the Oct. 8 tournament will raise monies for the Immaculata Fund, which provides scholarship and financial aid for the university's students.
Ukrainian archbishop rules out ‘appeasement’ of aggressors in renewed fighting
As fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church warned against an "imitation peace" of "capitulation and submission" in the five-year war against Russian-backed separatists.