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Catholic Charities Set to Celebrate 70 Years of Joy at Annual Christmas Party
Catholic Charities of Philadelphia will host its annual Christmas party Dec. 9 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, welcoming 500 children with a live Nativity, performances and gifts continuing a tradition begun in 1955.
As AI Ascends, Humans Must Keep it Real, and Catholic Teaching Can Help
The Church’s long history of considering the human person is more important than ever, as artificial intelligence offers people simulated experiences, according to a Catholic author who spoke recently in Philadelphia at the Collegium Institute.
Philadelphia Oratory, St. Francis Xavier Parish Celebrate Ordination of New Priest
Father Alexander Mosko last month became the second priest ordained for the Philadelphia Oratory in 35 years – a blessing for the religious community and a joy for Fairmount parishioners.
Cathedral Basilica to Host Advent Retreat on Pope Leo’s Letter on the Poor
The six-hour retreat Dec. 13 focuses on Pope Leo XIV’s first letter about God’s love for us and the Church’s response, in love, to the cry of the poor.
Advent ‘Novena for the 83%’ Aims to Invite Catholics Back
The prayer campaign this month, which invokes the grace of reconciliation, focuses on loved ones who are inactive in their Catholic faith and healing broken relationships.
Advent Retreat Explores Blessed ‘Foolishness of Hope’ in God
At a day of reflection Nov. 30 at Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Northeast Philadelphia, Sister Linda Sariego explained God’s unconditional love through salvation history.
Sister-to-Sister Retreat Aims to Renew African Catholic Women
Women attending the Dec. 5-7 retreat, capped by Sunday Mass with Bishop Efren Esmilla, will enjoy the opportunity to step away from busy lives and explore their relationships with God and one another through their diverse African cultures.
#iGiveCatholic Giving Day Celebrated in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
#iGiveCatholic is underway across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with more than 100 parishes, schools, and ministries taking part. CatholicPhilly is among this year’s beneficiaries.
Hundreds Hear Cardinal Speak on ‘Crisis of Liturgy,’ Sacred Music
Cardinal Robert Sarah, a longtime Vatican official, told a filled St. Agatha-St. James Church Nov. 21 that some forms of sacred music are suitable for divine worship in the Mass, while other genres, however beloved, are not.
Pope Leo XIV Calls American Youths to Relationship With Christ
The pope spoke via video from Rome to 16,000 young people in Indianapolis and answered their questions, as 10,000 more in Philadelphia-area Catholic schools plus millions worldwide watched.