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Archbishop Chaput’s Visitation to St. Mary’s Church
On August 11th, Archbishop Chaput will be visiting St. Mary’s in Conshohocken, the Latin Mass quasi-parish he established in the diocese one year ago.
Marian Movement of Priests Lay Retreat
Fr. Gerry hopes to remind us of the light-filled way along which all of us must walk in order to live the consecration which we have made to her Immaculate Heart.
Open House at 99 Adult Day Care
Join us for our first open house. We will have activities, snacks, and provide a tour of our center. Come over and join us!
Mercy sisters honored for efforts to help New Hampshire end death penalty
A group of Mercy sisters has been honored by the New Hampshire Coalition Against the Death Penalty for the key role they played in making New Hampshire the 21st state in the country to abolish the death penalty.
Big tech, digital culture pose challenges for sharing faith, panelists say
The conference brought together Catholic intellectuals and communications practitioners to explore how the church can respond and benefit from the new media paradigm.
Justice Stevens changed death penalty views during three decades on court
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the court for nearly 35 years, died July 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at age 99 after suffering complications from a stroke the previous day.
Being curator of meteorites allows Jesuit to ‘find God’ in all things
At the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Jesuit Brother Robert Macke finds his work as the curator of meteorites for the Vatican Observatory allows him to, as the Jesuit saying goes, "find God in all things."
Report gives snapshot of efforts to protect religious freedom around globe
UPDATED - In conjunction with the U.S. State Department's Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Religious Freedom Institute presented a side event July 15 to discuss current international religious freedom policy.
Philippine bishops call for ‘ecological conversion’ amid climate crisis
The Philippine bishops' news service reported on a nine-page pastoral letter on the environment. The first half of the letter offers a reflection on the state of the environment, and the second half recommends concrete ecological actions.
As Ethiopia works for reform, church tries to support people in many ways
The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is leading peace and reconciliation efforts while it does what it can to help the millions of people who have fled their homes in an upsurge in communal violence.