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Honoring Mary, local pilgrims walk from Philadelphia to Doylestown shrine
Some 200 men, women, youth and children trekked from St. Adalbert Church in the city's Port Richmond section to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, joining more than 3,000 fellow pilgrims from New Jersey. The three-day journey was a "spiritual formation by foot" that featured stops at several area parishes.
Bishops reflect on abuse crisis on anniversary of Pa. grand jury report
The grand jury report, released Aug. 14, 2018, was based on a monthslong investigation into alleged abuse in the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Allentown, Scranton, Erie, Harrisburg and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It covered a 70-year period starting in 1947.
Disrespect for life, lack of moral center seen as factors in gun violence
In this American age of violence, where 165 shootings happened this year alone, religious leaders, scholars and TV personalities alike notice a more insidious problem with American culture. The problem behind the problem, they suggest, is a pervasive disregard for the sanctity of life.
Mexican bishops: No matter how life is conceived, abortion is wrong
The Mexican bishops' conference has expressed concerns over a Supreme Court decision that upheld a health norm allowing access to abortion in public clinics if a woman has been the victim of sexual violence.
Church-backed petition has 1 million-plus names seeking elections in Congo
The petition, launched in May with the Church of Christ, was the largest petition in the country's history, with 20 times the number of backers required to push through a constitutional revision.
Ground broken for new St. Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine in New Mexico diocese
The rosary walk at a new shrine to be built in the Gallup Diocese to honor St. Kateri Tekakwitha "will imitate" the life and example of the Native American saint, popularly known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," said Gallup Bishop James S. Wall.
Minnesota Catholics join Archbishop Hebda for CRS trip to Laos, Cambodia
They learned during the Catholic Relief Services-sponsored trip that the food the agency and its partners provide is critical to keeping the students nourished and in school.
Independent firm reviewing Charlotte Diocese’s priest files
U.S. Investigative Security Services Agency of Charlotte is conducting a comprehensive review of all priest files since the diocese was established in 1972, searching for any indication of sexual abuse of a minor.
African bishop: Church must work to end violence against albinos
About 150 people with albinism have been killed for their body parts since 2014 in countries that include Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Congo.
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish honors Mary in days before her feast
Father Christopher Moriconi led a three-day celebration of prayers, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, reflections plus an Italian festival at the Strafford parish ahead of the Feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15.