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Channel 6 to air new film on St. Katharine Drexel
"The Holy Heiress" will be shown Saturday evening, March 30. Experts recount the Philadelphia socialite's early life, later ministry, canonization and the installation of her new tomb and shrine at the cathedral.
Catholic-Mormon dialogue is a very personal thing for Utah couple
Married for 42 years, Julie Boerio-Goates and her husband, Steven Goates, have had to navigate a host of issues as Boerio-Goates is a committed Catholic and Goates is an active Mormon.
To protect Earth, change lifestyles, say church, indigenous leaders
Church leaders, members of indigenous communities, and environmental organizations gathered in Washington ahead of the October Synod of Bishops on the Amazon at the Vatican. Prelates and others at the synod will consider environmental situations in the Amazon and chart a plan of action.
Polish cardinal, St. John Paul’s aide, defends pontiff’s record on abuse
A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.
Bishops say ‘sweeping regulations’ of Equality Act will harm society
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said they oppose to the Equality Act because while it is meant to provide protections to those who identify as LGBT, it would impose "sweeping regulations to the detriment of society as a whole."
Panel: Policies to empower women must protect femininity, human dignity
Women should not be required to divest themselves of femininity to achieve empowerment and gender equality, according to panelists at a March 19 event at the United Nations.
In South Carolina, statewide Catholic Bee tests religious knowledge
Participants were quizzed on a wide variety of faith-related topics, from common prayers and devotions to parts of the Mass, holy days and feast days, the sacraments, saints, church history and doctrine, and basic Bible facts.
Local pro-life group plans to host screening of ‘Unplanned’
Realizing that a woman can be old enough for an abortion but too young to see the new movie about it, a Generation Life organizer was inspired to host a showing of the film March 28 in Philadelphia.
Alternative spring break to Mexico opens eyes, hearts of students
As participants in the "Tijuana Spring Breakthrough," an annual offering of the Catholic school's campus ministry program, a group of students from the University of San Diego traveled across the border to accompany and learn from their less privileged peers.
Art tour initiative celebrates ’embrace’ of century-old church’s beauty
Catholic culture is alive in working-class Hammond, specifically in the city's downtown through an initiative to tell the history and share the beauty of the Romanesque Revival-style St. Joseph Church.