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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.
House budget bill repeals ‘Mexico City Policy’ on NGO abortion funding
UPDATED - The same provision was included in the version of the spending bill passed unanimously by the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee in 2018. Democrats are using that bill in an attempt to end the partial shutdown.
Classical Catholic education: What’s the difference?
Regina Luminis Academy in Berwyn will host an open house on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn about the school's curriculum, meet the staff and see what RLA has to offer.
Triduum 2019 “EASTER IS THREE DAYS” Conference
The conferences will take a closer look at the texts, rites, art, and symbols of these our highest Catholic holy days.
Ash Wednesday – BEGINNING THE FORTY DAYS OF LENT
The conferences of this Day of Recollection will not only offer some thoughts on each of the three but, perhaps more importantly, examine how “one needs the other.”
Police probe swastika vandalism at Connecticut cathedral
On Jan. 4 police officers discovered a swastika painted on the doors of the Cathedral of St. Augustine in Bridgeport. Bishop Frank Caggiano was "outraged that someone would violate the sanctity of our church."
Natural family planning through the Creighton Model Fertility Care System
The Jan. 7 seminar will provide detailed information about a pro-life approach to women's healthcare and reproduction.