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Benefit concert for Notre Dame Cathedral to end with Resurrection piece
The concert at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is free and open to the public with a freewill offering to help repair the cathedral that was severely damaged in the April 15 fire.
Bishops urge Nigerian president to protect citizens, get schoolgirls freed
Several Catholic bishops appealed to the Nigerian government to expedite actions that will lead to the release of Leah and other girls held captive by Boko Haram insurgents.
No loans, no aid: Palestinian refugees launch global business
In the poorest of Jordan's 10 refugee camps, 350 Palestinian and Syrian refugee women practice their traditional craft of embroidery, but with a modern twist in which "every stitch tells a story."
Tuition tax-credit programs a focus at local parishes April 27-28
On EITC/OSTC weekend, parishioners will learn about efforts to strengthen two state programs designed to help families choose Catholic education for their sons and daughters.
They preach for the salvation of souls
St. Philip Neri Parish hosts Father Edmund McCullough, O.P., from St. Patrick Church in Philadelphia who will discuss the Dominican order's mission of preaching, evangelization and ministry to the poor.
Brother priests and military chaplains reunited in burial ceremony
Amid the ceremony of a military burial, Father Francis Brett was reunited after more than 50 years with his younger priest brother Robert -- both Philadelphia natives -- at Arlington National Cemetery.
On Balkans visit, pope to touch sensitive issues of ecumenism, migration
Pope Francis will head to the Eastern periphery of Europe May 5-7, visiting Bulgaria and North Macedonia. The predominantly Orthodox Christian countries have deep poverty, high emigration and both struggle to handle refugees.
Catholics want church to invest in ethical funds, survey says
Nine in 10 respondents to a new survey said Catholic organizations should invest church funds in socially responsible ways in line with Catholic values. A third of respondents said they are giving less to their parish.
Court says Philadelphia can end faith-based agencies’ foster care
An appeals court ruled April 22 that the city can bar archdiocesan Catholic Social Services from placing children in foster care with any family because CSS upholds traditional marriage. Two other states are grappling the issue.
St. Mary’s Second Annual Beer BBQ
St. Mary Parish's Beer-B-Que will offer delicious food from 10 different competition barbecue teams, plus local craft beer, games and fun for everyone -- all are welcome!