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Gladwyne parish making big investment in Catholic students
A select group of eight Philadelphia students ready to attend an archdiocesan high school probably never heard of St. John Vianney Parish, but its $3,000-a-year scholarships are making an impact on city families.
Love never fails: How a wife coped and her husband forgave
Patti-Ann McDonald was 24, married eight months and pregnant when notified her husband had been shot. He lived as a quadriplegic for 30 years and learned to forgive his attacker, as she told a local parish group recently.
Sri Lankan bombings tear into South Philly parish
For four years seminarian Sheron Fernando served at St. Monica Parish away from his Sri Lanka home, forging a bond of family with parishioners now worried for him.
Journalist tells of look into sex abuse report, what lies ahead for church
Veteran reporter Peter Steinfels told an audience at Villanova April 25 about his analysis of the Pa. grand jury report and what Catholics must understand about the sex abuse crisis.
New museum for St. John Neumann opens at his shrine
Archbishop Charles Chaput blessed the new St. John Neumann Museum April 29 at the saint's national shrine. The Redemptorist Fathers have gathered all his personal effects, and an exceedingly rare 1790 Bible.
Gianna Center of Philadelphia opens new facility in region
The pro-life women’s reproductive health center hosted a blessing by Bishop John McIntyre and open house April 26 in East Norriton, Montgomery County, with a big assist from local Knights of Columbus councils.
Catholics should lead response to religious violence, says local expert
In response to the latest shooting at a synagogue, a Jewish-Catholic dialogue group at St. Joseph's University will host an interfaith service of solidarity Tuesday night on the campus.
Welding program to train young tradesmen at Fr. Judge HS
The all-boys' Catholic high school in Northeast Philadelphia won a $150,000 grant from the Archdiocesan Educational Fund to launch the first program of the school's technical career curriculum.
$20K grant helps Catholic preschool teach tots to read for life
Thanks to a grant from the Archdiocesan Educational Fund, Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy is expanding its education of young children, and their parents, knowing that literacy "breaks the cycle of poverty."
Archbishop Chaput approves clerical changes in archdiocese
Two parishes of the Philadelphia Archdiocese will welcome religious priests as parochial administrators, the archbishop announced April 30.