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Penn Newman Center Hosts Screening of ‘The Dating Project’
Generation Life will screen a film on dating and lead a discussion Feb. 28 at the Penn Newman Center. It is preceded by a $5 all-you-can-eat chicken parm dinner at St. Agatha-St. James Church.
Woman claims abuse, sues Franciscans, Buffalo Diocese for $300 million
A New York woman sued the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, a diocesan-run high school and a Maryland-based order of Franciscan priests for $300 million, saying she was sexually abused by a priest of the order for three years at the school.
Stop threatening priests or ‘deal with me,’ says Philippine president
After calling the country's Catholic bishops "useless fools" who should be "killed," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now warned anyone against harming priests and prelates.
Supreme Court’s look at Peace Cross could clarify church-state stance
The Supreme Court will now have to consider if the memorial -- in the shape of a Latin cross symbolic of the markers on graves of soldiers killed overseas during World War I -- endorses religion or is simply a secular monument.
Canberra church examines how Archbishop Coleridge handled abuse claims
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn has launched an investigation into Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, over how he handled information on child abuse within the Catholic Church 13 years ago.
Retired pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Stowe, dies at 89
Father James W. Gormley, a South Philadelphia native, was ordained in 1954. He was fun loving, generous to the poor, loved his Irish heritage and his sister and her congregation, the Sisters of Mercy.
Teaching teens the value of life is her life’s work
Martha Short received the top award from Pennsylvanians for Human Life Feb. 24 for her work leading the educational organization for 20 years, a role she practically inherited from her pro-life parents.
Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican meetings
The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis' summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen women at the gathering sets a standard for a growing presence of women at Vatican meetings of bishops.
Pope will visit school for imams, migrant center in Morocco
UPDATED - Pope Francis will travel to Morocco March 30-31 as a "servant of hope" to encourage the country's small Catholic community, the migrants hosted there and all people of goodwill, said Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero of Rabat, the nation's capital.
4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party for Young Adults
Young Adults (21-39) are invited to Nativity BVM's 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Party! As before, we will provide Guinness, beer, & cider all on tap, wine and food.