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Blue Ribbon schools stand out with strong academics, innovations
Five Catholic grade schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese received top national honors -- among just 50 private schools in the U.S. and the only ones in Pa. -- relying on high scores, creative programs and social outreach.
Bishop Shanahan High School hosts fall open house
Enjoy a personalized tour of the high school's Downingtown campus led by current students, an academic presentation about the student-centered learning curriculum and meet all the clubs, teams and faculty members.
Immigration advocates take part in teach-in event at U.S.-Mexico border
Organizers said the event was in response to "inhumane treatment of migrants and refugees at the border" and the El Paso shooting that authorities believe targeted Latinos this past summer.
Vincentians mark 170 years in Philadelphia with gala
The Oct. 10 “Hearts on Fire” gathering celebrated almost two centuries of local ministry by the congregation, which includes outreach to the poor and marginalized, as well as the operation of the Miraculous Medal Shrine in the city's Germantown section.
Pastoral care of Hispanics, outreach to youth top Encuentro priorities
The Fifth National Encuentro, or V Encuentro is a multiyear process that involves mission, consultation and community building, and seeks to establish ways in which the Catholic Church can better respond to the Hispanic presence in parishes around the country.
At 50, FDLC remains focused on liturgical formation for ‘people of God’
When the Second Vatican Council decreed that the liturgy be celebrated in people's native languages, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops knew it would need some help training clergy and laypeople in the new texts. So it established the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions..
Indigenous culture can enrich liturgy, bishop says
Proposals at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon for indigenous- or Amazonian-rite ceremonies are meant to enhance and enrich the liturgy with cultural signs and gestures, not change what is essential for Catholics, a bishop said.
Typhoon Hagibis aftermath unlikely to affect Pope Francis’ November plans
Search-and-rescue operations continued after the storm caused flooding and landslides throughout the country, leaving at least 19 people still missing as of Oct. 15.
Neumann U receives $1.4 million bequest from husband of late professor
When Janet Farahmand taught nursing students, she often met with them in the Neumann library. Now her husband Ahmad has donated their entire estate to the library, and to two nursing scholarships.
U.S. bishops speak at synod for the Amazon
The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not a "referendum" on priestly celibacy; it is looking for ways to provide for the sacramental life and formation of the people there, U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston said.