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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.
Keep bringing Christ to others, archbishop tells SEEK conference
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila described the 17,000 mostly college students attending SEEK2019 in Indianapolis as "a great sign of hope for the church, that the church is alive and well among young people."
Pope sends condolences following death of Hong Kong bishop
Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73, of liver failure.