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Frankford friars make infants, families feel welcome
Days before the celebration of Christ's presentation in the Temple, a local Capuchin community presented newborns and parents before the altar at a Jan. 15 Mass.
Science, creativity meet at St. Michael School’s flower show
The parochial school in Levittown, Bucks County celebrated Catholic Schools Week with a flower exhibit and contest that joined horticultural science, history, art and even recycling through an innovative program.
At Villanova U, Vatican expert on abuse crisis speaks of trauma, progress
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner told an audience Jan. 29 how the church is grappling with “institutional traumatization,” its roots in clericalism and current responses including responsibility, accountability and transparency.
A tale of decline? Not so at St. Charles Seminary
The seminary’s rising enrollment over the past 15 tumultuous years bucks other downward trends in the archdiocese. Officials credit the seminary's solid formation program and the 2015 visit of Pope Francis.
Eustace Mita named Papal Foundation’s first lay president
The parishioner of St. Mary Magdalen in Media, successful businessman and papal honoree will lead the foundation that gave $12 million in grants worldwide last year for projects supported by the pope.
We’re all called to ‘tell the story about Jesus,’ evangelizer says
At a Jan. 27 lecture, popular Catholic speaker Father Mike Schmitz said spreading the Gospel is the task of all the baptized -- with social media as a starting point for a real-life community of faith.
Catholic Schools Week highlights learning, service, leadership
Students and teachers throughout the archdiocese are marking the observance with Masses, pep rallies, science projects and even a flower show. Longtime educators will be honored at a Jan. 31 Mass at the Cathedral.
Local preschoolers extend high-fives, hugs for Archbishop Perez
During a Jan. 24 tour of the archdiocesan Casa del Carmen ministry, the former "Padre Nelson" returned to North Philadelphia where he had served for a decade, meeting youngsters and reconnecting with old friends.
Archbishop Chaput speaks with young adults in West Chester
Just two days before introducing his successor to lead the archdiocese, Archbishop Charles Chaput visited the 100 members of Catholic Young Adults of Chester County Jan. 21 at SS. Simon and Jude Parish.
Auschwitz anniversary reminds that anti-Semitism still present
Seventy-five years after the Nazis' infamous death camp was liberated, local scholars say recent attacks on Jews raise the question of whether "everything necessary is being done to prevent" future genocides.