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Vatican revises schedule for pope’s visit to Africa Sept. 4-10
Pope Francis’s sixth foreign trip of 2019 will take him to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10, the Vatican announced.
In letter, pope encourages priests dejected by abuse crisis
Pope Francis acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are discouraged by the actions of fellow clergy members who betrayed the trust of their flock through sexual abuse and abuse of conscience and power.
Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.
UPDATED - Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4.
More bishops issue statement against Trump tweets on Baltimore
"Painfully, for the past several weeks we find ourselves once more discussing how people, even our national leaders, use language that is divisive and disrespectful," said a brief joint statement from three chairmen of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees.
Father Buckley, noted theologian and a ‘Jesuit’s Jesuit,’ dies at 87
He leaves a lasting legacy for his contributions to studies in theology, the origins of modern atheism, the mutually beneficial relations between science and religion, and Jesuit spirituality and education.
Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’
Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July 25-28 at the University of Utah.
Pope urges families build a better future through stronger prayer life
His prayer intention for the month of August invites people to pray that "families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly schools of true human development."
St. Joseph the Worker Medal Awards Dinner
Joseph the Worker Medal Awards Dinner. The honorees for the evening are the Most Reverend, Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Sean Flanagan, Knights of the Immaculata, CA Captain, Emeritus, and Barbara Henkels, Founder of the Regina Academies.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Low Mass
St. Mary Church Mass Schedule will have two masses during this Holy day of obligation. The first mass will be at 7 am and the second mass will be at 12:05 pm.
Ten years after ordination, bishop remains surprised and delighted by God
Auxiliary Bishop Timothy C. Senior, rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, reflects on how a decade as shepherd has deepened his surrender to the divine plan, and increased his commitment to the men who will one day lead the church.