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Lockwood made ‘singular contribution’ to Catholic publishing
The former president of Our Sunday Visitor, longtime columnist for OSV Newsweekly and former director of communications for the Pittsburgh Diocese, died March 4 at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind., after suffering from a variety of illnesses. He was 69.
Ancient model for modern dialogue: St. Francis in the sultan’s court
Pope Francis continues to draw attention to the meeting of St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219 near Damietta, a port on the Nile River near where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
French cardinal convicted for failing to report sexual abuse
Lyon Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 68, was convicted March 7 of covering up abuse by Father Bernard Preynat, who confessed to abusing minors at Lyon's Saint-Luc Parish, where he ran a large Catholic Scout group in the 1970s and 1980s.
Venezuela detains, deports U.S. journalist, CNS contributor, after military raid
Cody Weddle, 29, best known for reporting for Miami ABC affiliate WPLG and The Miami Herald, was held more than 12 hours before Venezuelan authorities escorted him to the airport to return to the U.S.
Five Keys to Freedom: Unlocking the Power of the Gospel in Your Life
Come learn about the Five Keys of Unbound, a simple process of prayer that will help you take hold of greater freedom from the things that bind you.
When Peter and Paul Disagree: Living in Faithfulness and Charity Amid Public Controversy
this lecture will seek to identify the guideposts and caveats for understanding and responding to these challenges that may be found to emerge from Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesial experience.
Despite visual impairment, sister ministered in schools, elder care
Before Sister Nancy Logan, S.H.C.J., died at age 84, she earned advanced degrees and certifications, and served the growing population of aging members of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus.
Sister Dorothy Payne, 79, dies in 57th year of religious life
The New Jersey native entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1961 and ministered in the archdioceses of Newark and Philadelphia, and the Diocese of Trenton.
Bernardine Sister who ministered for 72 years dies in Reading
Sister Lourdine Bielawski of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St. Francis, died at age 90. The Philadelphia native studied at Villanova University and served in six states.
Maryknoll Sister Margaret Tryon dies at 90, served in South Pacific
The native of Bucks County entered the Maryknoll Sisters in 1947. She would go on to teach, serve in parishes and in prison ministry in the Marshall Islands and Hawaii.