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Life Runners witness to the unborn at Philadelphia Marathon

Seventy-five blue-clad runners -- including a Catholic bishop -- from all 50 states competed in last weekend's races in the city touting a simple message for thousands of competitors and spectators.

What’s doing in Philly? Catholic Family Fun Club has plenty to choose

A new social media group in the Philadelphia area is helping Catholic families join fun events, devotional offerings and more. It was founded by Mary Beth Yount, whose parish rallied for her family during a difficult time.

Unique Catholic high school program joins tech, students, community

The EAST Program at Conwell-Egan High School offers computer-based tools for students to address community issues. It's the only EAST program in Pennsylvania and perhaps the only Catholic program in the country.

Catholics’ concerns on sex abuse bill helped table it, archbishop writes

In a letter sent to all parishes, Archbishop Charles Chaput renewed attention on a Pennsylvania bill that he said would endanger many of the parishes, schools and charities of the state’s 3.2 million Catholics.

Archbishop Chaput announces clergy changes

Assignment changes for one priest and three deacons were announced Nov. 18.

Philadelphia parishioners give $270k to CRS Rice Bowl

Archbishop Chaput received a letter of thanks Oct. 24 for the donations collected in parishes and schools of the archdiocese to support the annual program of Catholic Relief Services.

Bensalem soccer league, uniting Hispanic families, seen as model for U.S.

When a group of young men started a rec league at Our Lady of Fatima, they didn’t know the benefits would extend off the soccer field, nor that it would catch the attention of Catholic social justice advocates across the country.

Vatican rejects latest appeal of Bucks County parish merger

Some parishioners of the former St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Bensalem, which merged with St. Thomas Aquinas in Croydon in 2014, had already lost their appeal to reverse the merger last April. Their appeal to that decision has also been denied.

Thanks to foundation’s aid, Catholic schools are ‘saving lives’ in Phila.

In the four years since its start, Faith in the Future Foundation has doubled scholarship aid for Catholic school tuition to almost $21 million a year. Two West Catholic grads gave emotional kudos to the efforts at an event Nov. 7.

St. Pius parishioners learn of ‘Prodigal Father,’ conversion to end Year of Mercy

Dennis Mueller, a director of religious education in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, led an evening reflection at St. Pius X Parish in Broomall as a concluding event to the church's jubilee year, which ends Nov. 20.