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Defuse family fights by remembering the good in the other, pope says
Celebrating the feast of the Holy Family Dec. 30, the pope led a round of applause for all the families that were among an estimated 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for the noon recitation of the Angelus prayer and to see the Vatican's sand Nativity scene.
Vatican begins investigation of Archbishop McCarrick
James Grein, a Virginia man who said Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, sexually abused him for years beginning when he was 11, gave his testimony about what occurred Dec. 27 before a judicial vicar for the New York Archdiocese.
Ohio legislature looks ahead after one vote short on abortion bill
The legislation, called the "heartbeat bill," would have prohibited abortions at the first detectable heartbeat, or as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
At the border, communities vent anger toward Washington
Catholics working in border communities have been responding to what they say are chaotic scenes of migrants being randomly dropped off in their cities and towns by federal immigration officials. Typically, the community groups that work with migrants are given advance notice about the drop-offs.
Sister Wendy Beckett, art critic and British TV star, dies at age 88
Sister Wendy Beckett, who gained fame in the 1990s for television shows and books explaining art, died Dec. 26 in Norfolk, England, at the age of 88.
Mother Boniface Center offers day of reflection on God’s healing mercy
Father Chris Walsh will lead a Jan. 19 day-long retreat designed to deepen our understanding of God's forgiveness, and to enable us to extend the same to those who have hurt us.
Cranaleith offers workshop on following your heart
Drawing on current scientific research, Sr. Marlene Skrobak, RSM will present a Jan. 19 seminar on how intuition and emotional intelligence can create a more peaceful world.
Workshop develops skills in listening to others, self
Cranaleith Spiritual Center will host the next in its "Conversations that Matter" seminar series on Jan. 26.
St. Francis Xavier hosts oldies dance party with Jerry Blavat
The legendary Philadelphia DJ will spin classic hits at a Jan. 12 celebration that will take place in the parish's school. A buffet dinner, raffles and dessert will round out the BYOB evening.
Churches damaged in Sicily quake, but no lives lost
Italy's Mount Etna volcano began a new eruption the morning of Christmas Eve, triggering hundreds of small earthquakes and one, early Dec. 26, that damaged homes and churches nearby.