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Friends lend a hand to spruce up historic Catholic cemetery
Volunteers gathered for an Aug. 17 tour and clean-up of St. Joachim Cemetery in Philadelphia's Frankford section, the final resting place of more than 2,400 Irish descendants and a Cuban revolutionary.
Pope Francis honors 40 Catholics in Philadelphia Archdiocese
The awardees, who include lay individuals, couples, a religious sister and a permanent deacon, are recognized for their dedication and service to the church. Archbishop Chaput will confer the honors formally Sept. 5.
Archbishop urges prayer, ‘sensible solutions’ in wake of North Phila. shootings
The terror that filled the streets of Nicetown-Tioga and left six police officers injured Aug. 14 reminds us "of the fragility of life" and the danger that "illegal drugs and illegally obtained firearms pose," Archbishop Charles Chaput said in a statement.
Marian scholar says pilgrimages offer ‘spiritual formation on foot’
Father Marek Chmielewski of the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Poland says that the ancient practice of traveling to shrines deepens both faith and community.
Honoring Mary, local pilgrims walk from Philadelphia to Doylestown shrine
Some 200 men, women, youth and children trekked from St. Adalbert Church in the city's Port Richmond section to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, joining more than 3,000 fellow pilgrims from New Jersey. The three-day journey was a "spiritual formation by foot" that featured stops at several area parishes.
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish honors Mary in days before her feast
Father Christopher Moriconi led a three-day celebration of prayers, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, reflections plus an Italian festival at the Strafford parish ahead of the Feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15.
Volunteer went to southern border to show everyone belongs somewhere
Fredeswinda Rodriguez, an educator for Catholic Social Services, served hundreds of migrants taking shelter at a former monastery in Tucson. She calls the crisis a "historical moment" for recognizing our shared humanity.
Before school starts, seniors take important health exam
Residents at Nativity B.V.M. Place, an archdiocesan apartment complex for older adults in Port Richmond, completed their Medicare health risk assessment at an Aug. 12 wellness fair, a review few seniors get.
Pen pals young and old glimpse world through ‘different eyes’
A letter-writing exchange between seniors and students at St. Helena's Out of School Time program opens minds to new horizons -- including such concepts as the Fortnite video game and life without electricity.
Biking, praying, sharing: Seminarians roll into St. Agnes, Sellersville
The Biking for Vocations group of men from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stopped in Bucks County parishes over the weekend where cycling seminarians and a priest talked up vocations with parishioners.