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A WARRINGTON high school hosted a prestigious event for the Chester Diocese.

A stained glass window was vandalized and broken out earlier this month when neighborhood youths allegedly threw rocks at the church and its windows – busting an irreplaceable, old stained glass window. On Saturday, May 8, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church was vandalized when neighborhood youth hurled large rocks through a large, beautiful stain glass window located in the working sacristy on the side of the church. This occurred just prior to the annual Confirmation Mass presided by Bishop M...

Politicizing US border issue overshadows plight of migrants US Border Patrol agents took 172,331 border crossers into custody in March Updated: April 21, 2021 06:53 AM GMT Trending A Central American boy remains at the Sagrada Familia shelter as he waits with relatives for the La Bestia (The Beast) cargo train to attempt reaching the US border in Apizaco, Tlaxcala state, Mexico, on April 9. (Photo: AFP) The principal message of a Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the US-Mexico bord...

Washington — The principal message of an April 15 Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border: Dont believe everything you hear from politicians. Because more often than not, no one pays close attention to the reality of border issues, and repeat the same old talking points. "What ends up being reported by people who dont really know whats happening (and) bring a certain bias to the discussion is far from the reality that they experience from day to day," said Bishop...

Staff writer WHEELING — There’s a new look at Wheeling Hospital, yet what remains is a devotion to helping keep the Ohio Valley healthy. Wheeling Hospital officially joined WVU Medicine on Thursday, becoming part of a health care system that includes hospitals in Morgantown, Glen Dale, New Martinsville, Barnesville and several other sites. “This marks an important moment and milestone for Wheeling Hospital, the diocese, and WVU Medicine,” Albert L. Wright Jr., president and CEO of the W...

Catholic churches in El Paso will continue to limit capacity to 25%, maintain social distancing and require face masks, Bishop Mark J. Seitz said.

Biden team to review Trump immigration policies prior to reversal Feb 3, 2021 catholic news service Migrants cross the Rio Bravo at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1, 2021, to turn themselves in to request U.S. asylum in El Paso, Texas. Known as Río Bravo del Norte in Mexico, the river is called the Rio Grande in the U.S. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters via CNS.) While new U.S. President Joe Biden is still reviewing immigration directives from his predecessor, policy watchers expect a more imm...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Addressing the current challenges of the U.S. Catholic Church, Pope Francis warned against the polarization in the country and the “sins” of the media.  “The church in the United States is a church that has been courageous — the history it has and the saints — and has done so much,” Pope Francis said during an impromptu interview with journalists from Catholic News Service on Monday (Feb. 1) at the Vatican. The audience marked the 100 th anniversary of the ne...

Pope Francis looks at the "Council Daybook," produced by Catholic News Service covering the Second Vatican Council, during a meeting with members of the Catholic News Service Rome bureau at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2021. The special audience was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of CNS. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country in early March. Even if s...

Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S. Feb 1, 2021 catholic news service Pope Francis meets with members of the Catholic News Service Rome bureau at the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2021. The meeting was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of CNS. Pictured on the couch are Carol Glatz, correspondent, and Cindy Wooden, bureau chief. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in I...