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Pro-life leaders applaud passage of bill to ban most abortions in Alabama
UPDATED - The state Senate passed the measure late May 14 in a 25-6 vote. It includes exceptions for when the life or health of the mother is seriously threatened and when the child has a fatal disease. It bans abortion in all other circumstances, including rape and incest.
Two attacks in two days leave 10 Catholics dead in Burkina Faso
Catholic leaders in Burkina Faso appealed for unity and solidarity after two attacks on Catholics in two days left nine laypeople and a priest dead.
Young Adult Pentecost Vigil
The Catholic Center for Young Adults invites all young adults to attend this gathering as a very deliberate act of worship to invoke the Holy Spirit and be open to his action for the sake of personal sanctification and renewal.
East Meets West in Awareness: Spiritual Wisdom of Anthony DeMello, SJ
This retreat will be a day of waking up, drawing from both Eastern and Western insights. We will practice DeMello’s spiritual exercises – which he calls “Christian exercises in Eastern form” – and experience how this style of prayer expands our awareness and enlivens our spirit.
The Wisdom of the Body
Finding peace and deep comfort in today’s world. Tap into the bodies wisdom; learn to trust it as your private and sacred sanctuary.
Pact allows Hallahan students to earn college degree in high school
A new innovative partnership between the all-girls archdiocesan school and Community College of Philadelphia can lead to an associate's degree in health or business by graduation.
Top Vatican diplomat grants interview to Chinese Communist tabloid
Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Chinese state-run media that Vatican-Beijing talks are focused on achieving concrete results for China's Catholics while avoiding differences between the two "systems."
Jesuit astronomer works to unravel the mysteries of galactic evolution
An astronomer on the Vatican Observatory staff, Father Richard D'Souza studies halos of stars that have fallen into one galaxy from another during collisions and mergers can provide clues to a galaxy's multibillion-year history.
Benedicta Leadership Enrichment Seminar
Fr. Nathan Cromly and Johnnette Benkovic-Williams will direct this uplifting, dynamic and life-changing seminar for women.
Women of Grace Retreat
At the Foot of the Cross: God's Infinite Mercy is the theme for the Women of Grace retreat. Dr. Carrie Gress, Fr. Nathan Cromly, Jack William and Tom Sullivan will be assisting Johnnette Benkovic-Williams with this national retreat.