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Havertown resident protesting children’s Drag Queen Storytime
Lorraine Williams is trying to cancel an event set for June 15 at the Haverford Township Free Library in which men dressed as women will read stories to children.
St. Basil Academy students raise money for pediatric cancer care
Students of the Catholic academy in Jenkintown raised $28,018 for the pediatric cancer research during the May 17 Mini-THON, a 12-hour dance marathon.
Youngest scholars graduate from St. Teresa Preschool
Thirty-three students of St. Teresa of Calcutta Preschool graduated on their way to kindergarten during a special ceremony in the Limerick parish's church May 31.
Nuncio discusses migration, religious freedom, faith in changing society
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican's representative in the U.S., said the immigration issue was not easy but solutions are possible, and church leaders must accompany Catholics through "painful" changes.
Judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case
UPDATED - Fairfield University and several Catholic organizations and individuals will pay a settlement to 170 Haitian children at a Catholic orphanage who were abused by convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz.
On the fly: Airport chaplains have special ministry, pope says
With millions traveling by air each day, airports can provide a place of encounter with "the message and presence of Christ," Pope Francis said during a June 10-13 gathering of airport chaplains in Rome.
Bishops urged to pass ‘effective’ policies on accountability, transparency
Ahead of their spring general assembly in Baltimore, several bishops have expressed a need for greater lay involvement in implementing a new universal law from Pope Francis, effective June 1, to safeguard the church's members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable.
New Syriac Catholic bishop hopes Christianity will thrive again in Iraq
Ordained on June 7, Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan plans to focus on restoring relationships among Iraqis and to work on healing "the psychological and spiritual injury" sustained by Iraqi Christians during years of attacks from Islamic State.
New York court says archbishop’s remains must be transferred to Peoria
Following the ruling, the body of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will be transferred from St. Patrick's Cathedral to his home diocese in Illinois, a move that is hoped to accelerate the media pioneer's cause for canonization.
Bishop bars Illinois Catholic lawmakers who back abortion from Communion
The June 6 decree was issued in response to legislative leaders who "have shown obstinate and persistent support of extreme abortion legislation," and specifically named House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton "due to their leadership roles" in passing several bills.