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Former Northeast Phila. pastor arrested for child sex abuse
Father Armand Garcia, 49, was arrested March 4 on charges of rape, corruption of a minor and sexual abuse of a minor in a period during which he served at parishes in Roxborough and Oxford Circle.
Life Evangelists Initial Outreach Meeting
Kim Savage, a former member of Generation Life, invites fellow pro-lifers to join her over coffee and snacks to discuss the next step in building a culture of life.
Hiking to heal body, mind and spirit
Peak Encounter Ministries will offer a March 15 mini-hike and retreat at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli to draw participants into a closer walk with God.
“Spiritual But Not Religious” explores the desire for God
Father Patrick Muka will discuss the inborn human need for a relationship with the divine at a March 19 presentation hosted by the St. Philip Neri Catholic Family Life Center in East Greenville.
Border bishops speak against asylum policy, perception of immigrants
"We urge everyone to discover, in these brothers and sisters who are suffering, Christ in need, and to give them the support they require, without assuming they are criminals, as they are sometimes perceived," says the statement.
Nigerian archbishop: Church works as bridge between Muslims, Christians
In Jos, Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama established the Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace Centre in 2011 to "attempt to narrow the gap between different groups that are hostile to each other."
Religious persecution harms individuals, communities, official says
"The right to religious freedom blossoms or withers together with all human rights," Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, said.
Mainers help ease sting of winter heating costs for low-income families
Nineteen families received energy-saving window inserts as part of a project that brought together St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine's only Catholic college, AmeriCorps volunteers and a local church.
Deacon’s faith journey perks up young adults at coffeehouse
Deacon John Lozano of St. Norbert Parish shared his journey from spiritual struggles to service at a recent talk for young adults in a Newtown Square cafe.
Nicaraguan bishops say they have not been invited to national dialogue
In a statement issued March 4, the bishops said Managua Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, conference president, let it be known at the opening session of the dialogue Feb. 27 that both sides would have to issue letters inviting the church to participate.