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St. Gabriel’s at-risk youth shine in solar car project
Working with the local electricity firm PJM, students at St. Gabriel's Hall harnessed the energy of light, and the power of teamwork, to develop their engineering and project management skills.
Foundation help families afford to choose Catholic schools
The Foundation for Catholic Education plans to distribute $2.4 million this year in tuition aid to Catholic schools. It leverages Pennsylvania programs in which taxpayers can donate and get a tax rebate.
Young adults embrace opportunity to deepen their faith at SEEK2019
Attendees were pleased to share their faith and return to their daily lives with a renewed sense of inspiration and awe in God.
Christians concerned about religious freedom if Turkey enters Syria
Christians in Syria's northeast are expressing concern for the future of religious minorities and Kurds in that region should the U.S. give Turkey the "green light" to take over the fight against Islamic State.
Life is a gift not meant to be possessed, manipulated, pope says
Generously caring for the sick and the marginalized is the best way to combat a culture of waste and indifference that seeks to control and manipulate life, Pope Francis said.
As U.S. bishops meet, Vatican may be deciding fate of former cardinal
The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported Jan. 5 that a decision on whether to laicize former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick could come as soon as mid-January because Vatican officials don't want the decision to overshadow a gathering the pope has called for.
Jesuit Father Charles Currie, college and social justice leader, dies
Jesuit Father Charles Currie, a social justice advocate and longtime leader in Jesuit college education, died Jan. 4 after a recent illness. He was 88.
French cardinal reiterates innocence in abuse cover-up trial
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin and others are on trial for failing to discipline a local priest who allegedly abused children while running a Scout group in the 1980s.
As religious sisters age, need to help them grows more acute
Retired sisters, brothers and priests can't rely on parish funding to support them in old age, like diocesan priests. That's why SOAR!, the national collection for religious, helps them live with dignity, together.
Bishop to deliver keynote address on MLK Day
The Office for Black Catholics will present a Jan. 21 keynote address by Bishop Edward Braxton, as part of its series in response to the U.S. bishops' pastoral initiative against racism.