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Four British doctors ask court to review survey on assisted suicide
The doctors, two of whom are Catholic, say they believe the Royal College of Physicians has acted "unfairly and unlawfully" by setting a supermajority of 60 percent of votes to retain the college's existing opposition to assisted suicide.
Summer program designed to integrate ‘Laudato Si” across church life
Creighton University and the Catholic Climate Covenant are collaborating on the first of three biennial conferences to inspire parish and school leaders to more fully integrate Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment into church life.
Sister William Eileen Jester, West Phila. native, dies
The former Helen Marie Jester attended St. Agatha Grade School and West Catholic High School before entering the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1952. She would teach in Philadelphia and four other dioceses.
Sister Julia Tierney, teacher and college lecturer, dies at 88
The Sister of St. Francis left her home in County Mayo, Ireland and entered religious life in 1946. She would go on to teach in schools and universities around the world, including in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sister Catherine Green, teacher and principal, dies at 91
Serving for 73 years in religious life with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the former Sister John Aloysius taught in grade schools and high schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sister Loretta Tiernan dies, was teacher and pastoral minister
The Sister of the Holy Child Jesus taught in Catholic schools and served in parishes in her native Midwest as well as in the Philadelphia area. She was 80.
Irish nun receives Women of Courage Award for work in South Sudan
Spreading the Gospel in a place where hate or love are doled out based on tribal membership is a hard task but, since 2008, Sister Orla Treacy of the Irish Loreto Sisters has risen to the occasion.
Sister Mary Iavarone, teacher for 40 years, dies at 87
The Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary hailed from Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia. In addition to teaching, she cared for the sick and elderly for another 16 years.
Education for refugee girls still low, needs to improve, report says
A new report released before International Women's Day stresses the urgency of making sure refugee girls and young women receive an education. Girls are only half as likely to be in enrolled in secondary school as boys.
World health depends on changing way food is made, eaten, say speakers
The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change.