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Senior fair kicks off summer while gearing up for November elections
At a June 21 event sponsored by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, older adults learned about an array of benefits, while test-driving Philadelphia's new touch-screen voting machines.
Report: U.K. church officials ‘deliberately misled’ U.S. archdiocese
UPDATED - The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was persuaded to shelter Father James Robinson, who during the 1970s and 1980s had raped several boys, after English church officials gave false information about his sexual history.
U.S. State Department honors nun as anti-trafficking ‘hero’
Honored as one of the U.S. State Department's "heroes" in combating human trafficking, Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani urged action to fight the situations that make people, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking.
Pope: Theology begins with sincere dialogue, not ‘conquering spirit’
Theology develops through dialogue, not an aggressive defense of doctrine that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, Pope Francis said.
Manila Archdiocese gives gift of life on Cardinal Tagle’s 62nd birthday
Donating blood has become an annual drive to celebrate the cardinal's birthday
Lord’s command to ‘welcome the stranger’ is in danger, patriarch says
"The efforts of European governments to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent desperate people from reaching its northern shores raise questions "about the very concept of 'welcoming the stranger' of which Christianity is the highest expression"
Msgr. Kozar called journalism ‘champion’ who sets standard for publishers
Msgr. John Kozar, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association, and publisher of CNEWA's ONE magazine, is the 2019 winner of the Catholic Press Association's Bishop John England Award.
House passes spending bill that would overturn pro-life policies
The House of Representatives passed a bill June 19 that will overturn at least nine pro-life policies, including reinstating taxpayer-funded abortion domestically and abroad, according to Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Mexican priest accused of murder after celebrating victim’s funeral Mass
The Archdiocese of Mexico City issued a statement June 19, saying it was watching events closely -- without naming the priest -- and adding it was cooperating with investigators.
Prayer walk at Cathedral marks World Refugee Day
Some 25 archdiocesan employees gathered to reflect on Christ's sufferings and those of the more than 70 million people currently displaced worldwide through conflict and persecution. Migrants and refugees reflect "the faces of the Holy Family itself," said organizers.