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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, under the sponsorship of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, is hosting a conference for health care workers and medical professionals on Saturday, Feb. 11, at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook. The conference will be a source of encouragement to Catholics in the health care field. Its theme is …

The annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) will be taken up in the Diocese of Scranton in parishes on the weekend of Jan. 28-29. The CCHD is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. Its mission to address the causes of poverty in America is rooted in our baptism and …

Making Sense Out of Bioethics During a 2011 roundtable discussion on Fox News, guest commentator Jay Thomas argued that young people should not be too concerned when it comes to pre-marital sex, because nobody would choose to “buy a car without driving it first. You don’t get married, and you don’t learn about sex, by …

The Diocese of Scranton Vocation Office is hosting a weekend of discernment for young men in high school and beyond, ages 16-30, to assist them in recognizing whether God is inviting them to step forward to offer their lives as diocesan priests. The weekend will be held Feb. 10-12 at Fatima Center in Dalton. The …

Dear Friends in Christ, Earlier this month, I was given the privilege of spending eleven days in Rome, having journeyed to the Eternal City with the bishops of Pennsylvania and New Jersey for our ad limina visit which occurs every five years. In addition to numerous sessions within offices of the Holy See, the highlight …

December 22 – Advent Mass for Chancery Staff, St. Peter’s Cathedral, 12:10 PM December 24 – Pontifical Christmas Vigil Mass, St. Peter’s Cathedral, 4:00 PM Pontifical Christmas Mass at Midnight, St. Peter’s Cathedral December 25 – Christmas Mass, Gino Merli Veterans’ Center, Scranton, 9:00 AM December 27 – Mass Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Monsignor …

February 10 – 12, 2012 Fatima Center, Dalton Young men ages: 15-30  Many young men have imagined the possibility of being a priest one day. Many have been told by others that they possess the qualities that would make a good priest. Often, as young men consider how to share their lives, the idea of …

Making Sense Out of Bioethics Once I met a woman who had worked for years in fashion and modeling. Unsurprisingly, she was strikingly attractive. She was accompanied by her teenage daughter who, by contrast, was rather unremarkable to look at, maybe even a plain-Jane. After spending time with them, I began to sense that the …

Catholic News Service and Staff Report  Bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including those from the Diocese of Scranton, have returned from their early December “ad limina” visit to Rome – encouraged to shepherd their people amidst the challenges faced by the Church. Like their brother bishops from other regions of the United States who …