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Fight fake news with humble search for truth, pope tells journalists
The task of journalism is to seek the truth, which requires humility and freedom of the press, Pope Francis told foreign correspondents working in Italy.
Annual Garden Party and Remembrance Mass
You are invited to attend the annual remembrance Mass for all the deceased members of the American Catholic Historical Society (ACHS) and the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute (CPLI).
Camp Guadalupe 2019
Living Bridges will be having their 27th annual Camp Guadalupe at St. Francis of Assisi, Springfield, June 24-28 and at Malvern Retreat House July 15-19.
Beer tasting for couples at St. Raymond Parish
Married couples are invited to join us for an evening of beer tasting and games on Friday, June 22 from 7-10 p.m.
Juventutem PHL – Dinner & Compline
Join the monthly potluck dinner at St. Mary Parish in Conshohocken. Dinner will be in the church hall at 6 p.m., followed by a talk by the pastor, Father Carl Gismondi, and sung Compline in the church at 8:30.
U.S. bishops ‘gravely disappointed’ with House passage of Equality Act
In an 236-173 vote, the House approved the measure, H.R. 5, which would add the new terms "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," as well as "pregnancy ... or a related medical condition," to the definition of "sex" in federal civil rights laws.
Washington’s archbishop plans to get ‘out in field’ to meet people, listen
Like "a Sunday supply priest," Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory wants to visit local parishes to say Mass and afterward stand at the back of church and greet people.
No more Sunday games for Detroit Catholic sports teams
To encourage Catholics in the Detroit Archdiocese to keep Sunday as a day of holiness, Archbishop Allen Vigneron is requiring Catholic parishes and schools to stop scheduling athletics on Sundays.
Archdiocesan priests receive new ministerial assignments
Pastoral assignments for the seven newly ordained priests are among the 46 changes in assignment announced May 18 for priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Vatican court clears official accused of solicitation in confessional
Five court members convened May 15, it said in a communique, and "acquitted the defendant" because the "configuration" or appearance of the alleged crime was not "proven with the moral certitude necessary after a careful examination of the affair."