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Carlson: Release of abuse allegations ‘painful,’ but ‘right thing to do’
As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names "will be painful" and publishing them "will not change the past."
U.S. bishops, others, remember Cuba’s Cardinal Ortega
Cardinal Jaime L. Ortega "was an important, and at the same time, controversial man of the church, who played a critical role in gaining 'more spaces' so that the Catholic Church in Cuba could exercise her mission of evangelization within a Marxist nation.
Late bioethicist Daniel Callahan ‘never ceased questioning,’ says Jesuit
Daniel Callahan, who died July 16, just shy of his 89th birthday, co-founded the renowned Hastings Center, the world's first bioethics research institute, with Willard Gaylin in 1969.
Wimbledon champ carried gift from confirmation sponsor to each match
Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches.
Faith Sharing By The Fire
Join us on August 8th at 7pm for a Special Disciples Night. We’ll start with adoration from 7-7:30 in the chapel and then move to the Farm House for some faith sharing and refreshments by the fire pit.
First Saturday Rosary Walk with St. Patrick Parish
Come join the community of St. Patrick Parish in its monthly rosary walk. We’ll begin the day with daily Mass and walk around the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood praying the rosary afterward.
Three Catholic churches close in Old City, West and NE Phila.
Holy Trinity, St. Rose of Lima and Our Lady of Ransom, all of which merged into nearby parishes in recent years and were serving as worship sites, have closed. St. Rose's closure allows for expansion of its Catholic school.
For South Philly seniors, it’s home sweet (designer) home
St. John Neumann Place II, an affordable senior living complex operated by the Archdiocese, was recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency for an innovative, welcoming layout that keeps residents comfortable and connected.
Summer series on the saints
The Pontifical Mission Societies of Philadelphia will host free talks on July 26 and Aug. 6 that examine some of the top models of Catholic spirituality. Light refreshments and fellowship will follow each presentation.
Rwanda church seeks agreement with state on contraception, abortion
Rwanda's Catholic Church said it hopes to reach agreement with the government of President Paul Kagame after senior officials accused the church of hampering birth control policy by refusing contraception and abortion at its hospitals and clinics.