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Trump retains Obama’s order on gender identity, again raising archbishops’ ire

Two archbishops, including Archbishop Charles Chaput, expressed their disappointment over President Donald Trump’s decision Jan. 31 to retain President Barack Obama’s 2014 directive on gender identity discrimination.

Catholic news vital for forming adults who will lead the church, speaker says

Three crises for the church -- decline in active priests, decline in baptism and sacramental marriage and a dearth of catechesis -- are met by the mission of Catholic media to inform, to form and to inspire, said a leading Catholic journalist at St. Charles Seminary.

St. Jude’s families learn charity is more than giving money

Parishioners of the Chalfont parish keep surpassing their goal for the Catholic Charities Appeal. One reason may be because families visit and work at social outreach agencies of the church, with eye-opening results for the donors.

It’s Catholic Schools Week in the Philadelphia Archdiocese

See some of the numerous events at schools each day this week coinciding with the national observance which shows how Catholic schools are "Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”

Join in prayers for repose of Bishop Martin Lohmuller

All are welcome to the cathedral on Wednesday, Feb. 1 for the funeral rites of the bishop who died last week, or to view the Mass via live streaming video. Use our worship booklet to participate in the prayers.

Marchers from Philadelphia witness to life in Washington

About 3,000 people took buses and other means to join the tens (or hundreds) of thousands of others in the capital Jan. 27 for the 44th annual March for Life. Many locals found the event upbeat and energized.

Gas explosion closes Bryn Mawr Catholic school

SS. Colman-John Neumann School remains closed Monday, Jan. 30 after an explosion in the boiler room occurred early in the morning before students or staff had arrived. No injuries were reported.

Additional archdiocesan offices reveal financial statements

Audited financial statements were released today for Catholic schools, cemeteries, the seminary, Nutritional Development Services and St. John Vianney Hospital for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

Philadelphia’s Auxiliary Bishop Martin Lohmuller dies at 97

Long a close aid to the late Cardinal John Krol, Bishop Lohmuller died Tuesday afternoon after a lengthy illness. He was the oldest bishop in the United States. Funeral rites will be held Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Cathedral.

St. Katherine Church hosts first pro-life rally in Northeast Philadelphia

The rally on the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Jan. 22, presented prayers and talks in support of efforts to raise awareness of the pro-life movement and the sanctity of human life.