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On ‘Ultimate’ day, 130 young adults join seminarians for Frisbee

Faith, friendship and flying discs abounded as St. Charles Borromeo Seminary held its sixth annual Cassock Classic Tournament April 6, hosting young adult groups from across the Philadelphia Archdiocese.

Catholic Social Services honored for its aid to pregnant women

The archdiocesan agency won two awards from Real Alternatives, the state program offering abortion alternatives in Pennsylvania. CSS assists beyond pregnancy, supporting mothers and their children.

Hispanic families, with their sons, get special day at seminary

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Vocations Office welcomed 260 Hispanic Catholics for a day of fun, games and prayer to learn about the life of a seminarian at St. Charles Seminary, and maybe a vocation to priesthood.

St. Agnes, Sellersville, is 100 years old yet young and flourishing

Priests had been visiting the Bucks County community since 1863. But after the parish finally was founded, it took off, and now boasts 11,000 people, several new vocations and vibrant teen ministry.

They’re going to the prom — thanks to neighborhood helpers

The high cost of a prom means some teens can't afford it. But a partnership including St. Hubert High School for Girls and Catholic Community Services in Northeast Philadelphia is making dreams come true.

‘We should be together’: St. Mary’s fish fry serves up the love

Volunteers of the Schwenksville parish make the Fridays of Lent a community dinner event that feeds the body and the soul with good food and good company.

Catholic schools holding ‘Showcases of Excellence’ across region

More than 50 parochial and private Catholic elementary schools and archdiocesan high schools will highlight the strong academic and fine arts programs at events held at several high schools.

Archbishop Chaput offers prayers for new Washington Archbishop

As Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to lead the church in Washington, best wishes for his ministry came from Philadelphia.

Past Lent’s halfway point, it’s not too late to discern God’s love

Sister Joan McCoy, spiritual director at St. John Chrysostom Parish in Wallingford, says Lent is still a time to meet God in “every encounter, every relationship, every experience,” and consider how he is loving us.

A mom’s life is hard, but there is joy — and laughter

Heather Anderson Renshaw used humor to tell more than 120 mothers from three Delaware County parishes that God is at the wheel in their lives, with joy -- even with five kids in a minivan.