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Attacks on human dignity can never be normalized, say 2 US bishops after deadly ICE shootings
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (758+ words) (OSV News) – Two U.S. Catholic bishops are lamenting recent deadly immigration enforcement encounters, calling for God-given human dignity to be respected in every individual. “As Catholics, we believe that all persons are created in the image and likeness of God…...
Women religious sue New York over law they say would force them to assist in patient suicides
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (563+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. In a lawsuit filed by Becket,…...
USCCB’s NFP Awareness Week highlights timeless truth with creative approaches
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (645+ words) Now, 24 years after the USCCB’s first Natural Family Planning Awareness Week in 2002, Theresa Notare, assistant director for the NFP program in the USCCB’s Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, said that while the weeklong effort has developed over…...
Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (586+ words) (OSV News) – The venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and the world. “The martyrs stood up for the sanctity of…...
New documentary brings ‘farm boy’ martyr Blessed Stanley Rother to wider Church – Diocese of Scranton
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (706+ words) (OSV News) – Francisco Bocel remembers the night three assassins forced him to bring them to Father Stanley Rother. Bocel shared how he still carries that traumatic moment with him – one of many being featured – in an upcoming documentary on the…...
Reverend William R. Culnane (1934 – 2026)
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) Reverend William R. Culnane, Pastor Emeritus of St. Dominic, Wilkes-Barre, PA, died on the 13th day of July, 2026, at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton, PA. Father Culnane pursued further studies and received a Master’s degree from Marywood College, Scranton, in…...
Solemn Novena to Saint Ann 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) Diocese of Scranton Saint Ann’s Mass & Novena July 17, 2026...
CYC helps students build a love of reading one page at a time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (394+ words) WILKES-BARRE – For many students, summer can mean taking a break from books. Staff members at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center don’t want that to be the case this year – and are working to build a lifelong love of reading…...
Young pilgrims encounter Christ at Steubenville Conference
1+ week, 3+ day ago (425+ words) STEUBENVILLE – More than 150 young people, clergy, and chaperones from parishes across the Diocese of Scranton spent the weekend of July 10-12, 2026, discovering they are far from alone in living their Catholic faith. A Diocesan delegation of 155 pilgrims – including 113 youth, 35 chaperones, one…...
Catholic Youth Center gives children a summer filled with opportunity
1+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) WILKES-BARRE – For several hundred kids across the Wyoming Valley, this summer is about much more than just a break from school. It is about discovering new places, making lifelong friendships, and learning new skills at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth…...