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The hardest time: Man recounts wrongful 28-year incarceration
The Peace and Justice Ministry of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Germantown and Art for Justice welcomed Chester Hollman III, who was freed from prison last July, for praise music and reflection on criminal justice.
Christmas bazaar sign of vibrancy at St. Athanasius Parish
The Northwest Philadelphia parish, home to two churches and a Catholic school, invited the community to its fun daytime event and hosted an evening cabaret. The parish boasts numerous ministries and clubs.
Detained by ICE, family longs to be home in South Philly for Christmas
A Catholic Indonesian couple have been in separate Pennsylvania prisons since July, away from their two daughters, while federal immigration procedures wend slowly and at great cost. Still, their faith remains unshaken.
Fishtown Catholic school’s shutterbugs putting skills on exhibit
The STREAM curriculum of St. Laurentius Catholic School includes a 10-week digital photography course whose upper-grade students showed their work at an exhibit Dec. 3 in the Crane Arts Building.
Our Lady of Guadalupe calls us to change culture, attitudes
At a Dec. 11 vigil Mass in Philadelphia for the beloved Marian feast, more than 1,500 faithful gathered to honor Mary's 16th-century appearance Mexico. Today she "invites us to welcome the stranger," said Bishop Edward Deliman.
They stand up, and speak up, for sanctity of life
More than 1,200 gathered Nov. 24 as the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia honored those working to assist abortion-vulnerable women through an array of professional and volunteer efforts.
Grieving in Advent: St. Paul Parish offers hope to bereaved
Some three dozen people came to the South Philadelphia parish Dec. 3 for a talk by pastoral ministers on how to manage feelings of loss for loved ones during Christmas, and still "to see ourselves as blessed.”
The Martyr of Denver?
Father speaks in Phila. of son who laid down his life for friends
Kendrick Castillo died shielding his classmates during a school shooting in May. Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak believes the boy should be beatified, and invited his father and mother to speak here about their son.
After second abuse allegation, priest found unsuitable for ministry
Msgr. Joseph Logrip, 74, had been cleared of an allegation of child sexual abuse in 2011 but he was permanently suspended Dec. 8 after another more recent allegation was found to be credible.
Santa makes lunch stop in NE Philly
The Claus couple delighted some 30 clients of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services with a Dec. 6 appearance at a Christmas party for busy parents and their kids.