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Deacon Paul McBlain, former CatholicPhilly columnist, dies at 84
Assigned to St. Joseph Parish in Collingdale, the Yeadon native was active in diaconate ministry even after his 2013 retirement, co-writing a column with his wife on real-life family issues.
Ready to play: Girls’ Catholic League Sports schedule
Mark your calendars for a new season of high school soccer and field hockey.
Sister Suellen Tennyson freed after five months of captivity in Burkina Faso
The Marianite sister, kidnapped from her mission complex in Yago in early April, has been found alive after nearly five months of captivity, said one of the congregation's leaders Aug. 30.
Ukrainian bishops praise efforts to restart schooling disrupted by war
Amid a brutal Russian invasion that has targeted civilians, children are returning to classes where available, navigating air raid sirens, Russian propaganda and obstacles to Catholic religious education in occupied areas.
USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
U.S. Catholic bishops called for support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit as social policies that are "pro-woman, pro-family, pro-worker and, thus, authentically pro-life."
‘Positive momentum’ in resolving textbook delay, says archdiocese
A backlog in the processing and shipment of state-funded books and educational materials is underway, while both teachers and students are ready to start the school year "books or no books," said one principal.
Pope John Paul II HS unveils ‘game-changing’ learning center, program
Two initiatives unveiled at an Aug. 29 ceremony will expand access for students with special needs, thanks to support from the Ambassador's Fund for Catholic Education and other partners.
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other
The former Soviet president, who died Aug. 30, met several times with the late pope, and both were key to the fall of the Soviet Union.
Faithful gather in prayer, solidarity for Pakistan flooding victims
With more than 1,110 killed and 33 million endangered by record rainfall in the South Asia nation, the archdiocesan Pakistani Catholic Community is organizing both spiritual and material aid.
Bishop calls for help for Pakistanis left homeless, hungry by floods
Unusually heavy rainfall has killed more than 1,000 and impacted some 33 million, with many churches, homes and schools damaged by the deluge, said Bishop Samson Shukardin.