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Bishops call for day of prayer and fasting
Posted on March 20th, 20127 de marzo de 2012
Hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
El ataque del gobierno federal a la libertad religiosa, constitucionalmente garantizada, continúa. Nuestra preocupación y alarma surge a partir de un mandato del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) que castiga a la Iglesia por sus creencias firmemente sostenidas y su [...]
Concentración pro libertad religiosa
Posted on March 13th, 2012Concentración pro libertad religiosa en
Independence Hall
Viernes,
23 de marzo del 2012
12 mediodía a 2:00 p.m.
¡Vengan Todos!
En enero 20, la administración de Obama dejó claro que el nuevo mandato del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, sigla en inglés) que exige a los empleadores proporcionar en forma gratuita contraceptivos, esterilización y drogas abortivas a través de [...]
More than 1,000 turn out for celebration of feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Cathedral Basilica
Posted on December 13th, 2011
It started with a song and ended with a song, and in between well over 1,000 people raised their voices in song, joy and gratitude while celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Dec. 11. Though Our Lady of Guadalupe was named Empress [...]
Young Hispanics gather at vocation meeting
Posted on November 16th, 2011
While some were busy on Friday making a fuss over the significance of the date 11/11/11, a group of about 35 high school age youths from various North and South Philadelphia groups gathered at the Bevilacqua Community center in Kensington on for a vocational evening.
The evening consisted of an exhibit from about 15 religious communities [...]
Annual Hispanic Heritage Mass draws 1,000 to Cathedral Basilica for joyful celebration
Posted on October 13th, 2011
Hispanic Catholics from 20 different countries gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul Oct. 9 as Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap., celebrated the annual archdiocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass.
While most Spanish-speaking people in the Philadelphia area hail from Mexico and Puerto Rico, many others moved here from Spain, Columbia, Ecuador, Cuba, Costa Rica, [...]
Permanent Deacon Zoilo Martes dies at 78
Posted on September 13th, 2011Deacon Zoilo Martes, 78, a permanent deacon assigned to St. Michael Parish, Philadelphia died Aug. 25, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carmen, who died in February of this year.
