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Editorial: Labor bill threatens religious liberty in Pa. Labor Day waits just around the corner next week, and with it, the summer’s last official long weekend. Business News
Serving customers, employees and God
“Bob McGreevy, P.E., Servant.”Catholic Spirituality
Praise God through reverence shown to others
By Michelle Francl-Donnay
Hispanic Catholics Obispo, sacerdotes trabajan para detener redadas de inmigración
El obispo Thomas J. Tobin de Providence, Rhode Island, y 15 pastores católicos han llamado la atención de las autoridades para que se detengan las redadas masivas de inmigración en Rhode Island, por de pronto; y para que se les permita a los agentes, que no estén de acuerdo por cargo de conciencia con tales redadas, abstenerse en calidad de objetor de conciencia.
Rhode Island Bishop, priests work to stop immigration raids in state
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, R.I., and 15 Catholic pastors have called on authorities to stop massive immigration raids in Rhode Island for the time being and to allow agents who disagree with such raids on moral grounds to step aside as conscientious objectors.
Sports Catholic League football awaits PIAA play
By John Knebels
Profile
Lansdale Catholic names new principal, president
Tim Quinn and Jim Casey
Ambassadors sought for tours
There’s a lot more to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul than its architectural beauty and history.
Special Education funding gets a hearing
Advocates for special education testified at the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee Hearing Aug. 20 to raise awareness about the archdiocesan schools of special education and learning disability programs and the resources that fund them.
CRS directs humanitarian aid to Georgian crisis This week Russia officially recognized the pro-Moscow Georgian states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, causing further tension between Georgia and Russia, which went to war earlier this month.
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Learn to Shelter program grows teen leaders Throughout the school year, teenage boys try to stay out of trouble on their North Philadelphia streets by playing basketball at the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center (CBCC).