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Trump administration continues push for citizenship question
UPDATED - Although the Justice Department announced July 2 it would no longer argue to have the citizenship question added to the 2020 census, the Trump administration continues to look at all possible options to get the question included.
Celebrate first apparition of Our Lady to St. Catherine Laboure
The Miraculous Medal Shrine will commemorate the occasion with a special Mass Thursday, July 18 at 12:05 p.m., followed by novena prayers at the First Apparition statue followed by a reception.
Our Lady of FIAT Shrine Mass, Enthronement, and Reception
The Miraculous Medal Shrine is delighted to partner with the Filipino Community to build a shrine to Our Lady of FIAT. With grateful hearts, our communities will dedicate this shrine to Our Lady in thanksgiving for her Yes to God and her guidance and intercession for us.
Religious freedom is basis of all other freedoms in U.S., cardinal says
The nation's Bill of Rights guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a crowd of more than 3,000 gathered in Orem for a patriotic event held each year around the Fourth of July.
Pope meets Putin; two leaders talk about Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela
Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts.
Anthem Live: Summer Edition coming to Center City
Cut through the noise and find space to hear God speak. Join us Thursday night, July 18 at St. Patrick's Church near Rittenhouse Square for a night of adoration, confession and worship music.
Celebrate America’s blessings, Ukrainian archbishop says
Philadelphia's Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak, in an Independence Day message, prayed Americans would "continue upholding the welcome, the generosity, the willingness to help, that this country stands for."
Government must account for families separated at border by October
President Trump and a federal judge ended the family separation policy in June 2018, but it continues to be used by officials "when they feel like it," said a migration advocate. The flow of asylum-seekers hit a seven-year high in May.
EITC, non-public school programs get big boost in new Pa. budget
The state program that allows businesses to direct tax credits to scholarship organizations like BLOCS, which gave $42 million in aid to students of Catholic and other schools last year, received a $25 million funding increase.
Retreats show how God shines through ‘perfectly imperfect’ people
The annual gatherings, organized by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services in May, brought hope, healing and an awareness of God's life-changing love to more than 120 homeless and at-risk men and women.