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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.
Pope: God is purifying the church with ‘unbearable’ pain of abuse scandal
Pope Francis' annual Lenten meeting with the priests March 7 began with a penitential prayer service and individual confessions at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.
Cardinal Tagle, Syrian prelates visit Ghouta, see ‘unspeakable suffering’
The overall reaction of the prelates while visiting eastern Ghouta, "was deep sadness and repulsion" in seeing "the horrible destruction of that region, held hostage for such a long time by radical Muslims."
Local council in London OKs exclusion zone around abortion clinic
A council in London has approved an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, making it the second local authority in the U.K. to take action to prevent pro-life activities.
Pope to meet refugees, poor during visit to Bulgaria, North Macedonia
Pope Francis will take part in several interreligious events as well as a visit to a refugee camp and a meeting with the poor in St. Teresa of Kolkata's hometown during a three-day visit to the Balkans.