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Dozens of churches in the formerly Catholic-dominated Canadian province of Quebec have been transformed into everything from gyms and restaurants to museums and luxury apartments.
The range of human services offered by Catholic Charities of Philadelphia, and the costs for doing so, are showcased in a new annual report.
A 15-year-old boy was at a church festival when he was fatally shot by another boy during an argument, Oklahoma police said. The suspected 15-year-old shooter, who showed up at the event at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, got into a fight with Alexander Puentes, Tulsa police said in a July 29 news release.
History’s first American pope was mobbed by hundreds of influencers, their cellphones hoisted high to stream the encounter, when he arrived in St. Peter’s Basilica after a special Mass.
Philadelphia’s American Catholic Historical Society will honor Catholic Charities USA president and CEO Kerry Alys Robinson at its annual Barry Dinner on Nov. 14.
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The St. Brigid Catholic Church in Westbury held a Pilgrimage of Hope Walk on Sunday, July 20, as members of the congregation marched through the streets to
At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo.
A community came together to thank first responders who helped extinguish a fire at a historic church. As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, dozens of people wanted to thank first responders. As previously reported by News Center 7, a large fire destroyed the historic church in late May.