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After a glorious history, twin spires of West Phila. church will go silent
Our Mother of Sorrows Church will close for good on Oct. 9 due to dwindling attendance. The parish, which merged with St. Ignatius in 2013, was marked by growth, prestige, courage, decline and holiness, to the end.
AbbeyFest returns to Paoli for prayerful, rocking good time
The day-long Christian music festival with a prayerful Catholic flavor returns for the fourth year at Daylesford Abbey on Saturday, Sept. 16. See the lineup of performers and other highlights.
Pray for men entering formation as permanent deacons
Eight men will be received into the Rite of Candidacy on Saturday, Sept. 9 at St. Charles Seminary as they begin their first year of the six-year formation process as permanent deacons.
Grays Ferry priest brings power of the sacraments to heal the addicted
As the Philadelphia area grapples with the current drug crisis, Father Douglas McKay offers his Our House Ministries as a way to bring the healing grace of Christ to addicted people, as he's been doing for 40 years. See the latest in a CatholicPhilly.com series examining Catholic perspectives on the opioid epidemic.
Teachers, archdiocese reach deal on new one-year contract
The union for the 600 lay teachers in the 17 high schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese ratified an agreement with the Office for Catholic Education on Sept. 5, one day before the start of school.
Changes in clergy assignments announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput approved assignment changes for three priests and a permanent deacon Sept. 6.
Grandparents work to pass on the faith to today’s children
Participants from several states and countries met at the Catholic Grandparents Association conference last Saturday to help their grandchildren at a time when so many young parents are not practicing the faith themselves.
Ending DACA will only worsen immigration issues, archbishop says
Archbishop Charles Chaput asks the people of the Philadelphia Archdiocese to "press their federal lawmakers to find a positive legislative replacement for DACA," and prevent the deportation of immigrant young people.
Villanova’s Center for Church Management welcomes new director
Matt Manion, formerly at the Catholic Leadership Institute in Wayne, succeeds founding director Dr. Charles Zech at the Villanova University program that teaches business skills to Catholic professionals, both clergy and laity.
Archdiocesan parishes to take up hurricane relief collection soon
Hurricane Harvey finally is moving on from its battering of Texas and Louisiana, but the collection to address the needs wrought by the storm’s devastation has already begun. Parishioners can contribute to a collection Sept. 16-17.