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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.
Pope Francis honors 40 Catholics in Philadelphia Archdiocese
The awardees, who include lay individuals, couples, a religious sister and a permanent deacon, are recognized for their dedication and service to the church. Archbishop Chaput will confer the honors formally Sept. 5.
Police in Wyoming recommend sex abuse charges against retired bishop
The investigation stems from a case initiated in 2002 that was reopened in 2018 when new information was produced and provided to the Cheyenne Police Department by an independent investigation conducted by the Wyoming Diocese of the Catholic Church.
Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X without ‘judicial relief’
UPDATED - An appeals court is hearing a legal challenge to the Trump administration's "Protect Life Rule" to bar Title X funds from being used for promoting or providing abortion as family planning.
St. Hubert alumnae host annual fall craft show
Shoppers looking to get an early start on their Christmas gift lists can select from an array of handmade pieces at the Oct. 26 event, which will take place in the high school's cafeteria.
Scranton Diocese begins probe of national shrine’s rector
The Pennsylvania diocese and the Archdiocese of Washington, site of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, have launched a joint investigation of possible misconduct by Msgr. Walter Rossi.
Attorneys say allegation against South Carolina bishop ‘provably false’
A lawsuit was filed in Nassau County, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2019, claiming Bishop Guglielmone sexually abused a minor boy in 1978 or 1979 when the bishop was a priest at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Amityville.