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At lunch in Panama, U.S. pilgrim questions pope on abuse crisis
Brenda Noriega, a youth minister from California, told journalists that although the experience of sharing a meal with the pope was "amazing," she said the crisis facing the Catholic Church in the United States was an issue "that we couldn't avoid talking about."
Catholic education official is used to thinking outside the box
Mary Pat Donoghue, the new education secretary at the USCCB, knows that Catholic schools have to be creative not just to compete, but sometimes to survive. She proved that by turning around a high school.
Grants help tighten security at nine Catholic schools
Surveillance and school entrance systems will get upgrades at archdiocesan elementary and high schools, thanks to $75,000 in funding from the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.
Sister Mary Canavan, IHM, was Catholic school teacher for 60 years
In her 70 years of religious life with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the native of Philadelphia taught mostly in archdiocesan schools, plus in Florida and South America.
Native Peruvian IHM sister laid to rest at Immaculata
Sister Marie Isabel Carpio-More, I.H.M., 75, served in her native South America in many capacities, especially in education, until seeking medical treatment in the U.S. in 2016.
Sister Kathleen Brabson, head of Mount St. Joseph Academy, dies
The Sister of St. Joseph was 71 and in the 53rd year of her religious life when she died Jan. 23. Viewings and Masses for her will be held Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 28 and 29.
For Sister Carol Keehan, faith and health care go together
Sister Keehan, who has been CHA's leader for the past 14 years and has been an advocate of promoting health care access for all, is retiring at the end of June.
Jesus’ love does not use labels, pope tells young detainees in Panama
Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus' merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person's past, present and future, Pope Francis said.
Catholic group joins suit over federal detention of immigrant youth
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network has joined in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the more than 10,000 children currently being held by the Trump administration in detention centers across the country.
Search for Christian unity is making progress, Vatican official says
Despite some new tensions and continuing struggles to overcome centuries of division, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Farrell.