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National notice comes to Bishop Shanahan’s pro-lifers, 160 strong
The archdiocesan high school sent three busloads of students eager to stand up for life this month in Washington, and was named National High School of the Year by the group Students for Life of America.
Central African bishops ask U.N. to lift arms embargo
Violent groups continue to procure arms illegally, and the only effect of the embargo is that the army has been substantially weakened, the bishops said.
Catholic students making sense of Pa.’s tangled voting districts
Gerrymandering of the state's congressional districts was so contentious that the Supreme Court stepped in. Now students of Roman Catholic High School have won awards for their alternative plans for fairer voting.
Bishops in troubled region praise Congo president, despite disputed polls
The eight-member provincial episcopal assembly of Kananga said the election of Felix Tshisekedi was the "crowning moment of a long political fight" for "democracy and social progress for all."
Panel explores theology and God’s promise of land in Israel
Twenty scholars met at the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of St. Joseph’s University, inviting participants at a session to understand the complex relationship between the Jewish people and the land.
Author speaks on Phila. as birthplace of St. Therese devotion
On Feb. 17, Maureen O'Riordan will explore how the young nuns who founded Philadelphia's Carmelite monastery in 1902 set the U.S. on fire with love for the saint from France.
Canon law examined in wake of push for excommunication over abortion
So what does the Code of Canon Law say about excommunication for public servants who do not accept elements of the Catholic Church's teaching?
Vincentians laid seeds of strong faith in Panama
When Pope Francis saw the devout Catholic faith of Panamanians at the recent World Youth Day, he witnessed the fruit of labors by Vincentian priests, including one from Philadelphia.
Affirming celibacy, pope explains narrow possibility for married priests
Many people were surprised when the pope told reporters during the flight that he did not think optional celibacy for priests in the Latin-rite church was a good idea.
Pope meets with family of kidnapped Italian Jesuit
Pope Francis met with family members of Italian Jesuit Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, whose fate is still unknown after he was kidnapped in Syria in 2013.