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7th Annual Miles for Migraine 2-mile Walk/5K/10K Run in Philadelphia to End Migraine Stigma
Miles for Migraine will host its seventh annual 2-mile Walk, 5K/10K Run in Philadelphia at Valley Green/Fairmount Park along Forbidden Drive.
Migrants, families plead to ‘make America great through love,’ not hatred
Survivors of torture, detention and disaster recounted their experiences at an archdiocesan prayer vigil on Sept. 23. The event drew some 300 attendees over an issue that represents "a moral quagmire that begs for a just solution."
Vatican temporarily suspends decree on Indianapolis Jesuit high school
The decree was issued three months ago by Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson when the school refused to dismiss a gay employee in a same-sex marriage.
God loves, rescues even those in the ‘hell’ of addiction, pope says
Pope Francis slipped out of the Vatican Sept. 24 to spend the day with members of an Italian lay community, the young people in recovery they assist and tenor Andrea Bocelli.
Trump calls on world leaders to end persecution of ‘people of faith’
"To stop the crimes against people of faith, release prisoners of conscience, repeal laws restricting freedom of religion and belief, protect the vulnerable, the defenseless and the oppressed," he said.
El Paso’s Bishop Seitz asks migrants be treated as Jesus would be treated
Encounter a Christ who exists in the migrants at the U.S. border, in the children who have lost their lives while under immigration custody and those seeking to enter the country looking for work or safety.
Recent tragedy frames El Paso gathering in support of migrants
Bishops celebrated Mass at St. Pius X Church in El Paso, Texas, during a Sept. 23-27 pastoral visit. The aim of the visit was to highlight the church's ministry to migrants, the border conditions and immigration laws affecting them, and their material and spiritual needs.
Manila bishop urges Filipinos to have children vaccinated against polio
Philippine health officials declared the outbreak after a 3-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy reportedly tested positive for the crippling disease, the first cases since 2000, when the country was declared polio-free.
Guatemalan cardinal-designate known for social justice work, speaking out
Despite his work in peripheral dioceses, Cardinal-designate Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of Huehuetenango has been heard throughout the country.
Decline in baptisms, marriages seen as harbinger, call to community
Since 1961 infant baptisms have dropped 79% and Catholic marriages 69% in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, where the long-term trends will inform future planning. A local priest explains the communal experience of sacraments in parishes.