Local News
As Food Needs Multiply with Thanksgiving and Christmas on the Horizon, Martha’s Choice Readies Help for Hundreds of Families
The food pantry and farm operated by Catholic Social Services has seen needs skyrocket in Montgomery County. Staff and volunteers plan to distribute up to 900 turkeys and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving, plus gift cards for Christmas.
#iGiveCatholic Marks Giving Tuesday With Sign of Faith
Last year the Catholic Charities Appeal and St. Charles Seminary were the top two recipients in the U.S. for the annual Catholic giving initiative. Organizers are hoping for similar generosity this year.
Divine Providence Village Celebrates 40 Years of Serving Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Everyday encounters of love by staff and volunteers for the women and girls of the Catholic Social Services residence in Springfield, Delaware County show how “God is present here.”
Calendar of Events
Annual Forty Hours Devotion at Cathedral Begins Dec. 1
Prepare for the upcoming Jubilee Year with the Annual Eucharistic Devotion at the Cathedral Basilica beginning on Dec. 1.
Basket Raffle to Benefit CRS, NDS to Run Dec. 2-18
Enter for a chance to win fair trade items and contribute to Catholic Relief Services and Nutritional Development Services.
Pope Francis
Pope Says He’ll Canonize Acutis, Frassati, Host Meeting on Child’s Rights
Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3.
Pope Prays for Dialogue, Reconciliation, Peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis prayed for a conversion of hearts and a start to dialogue, reconciliation and peace in a letter marking the 1,000th day since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Hispanic Catholics
La Voz de Dios Nov. 17, 2024
Esta semana en La Voz de Dios en las Voces de Nuestros Pueblos únete a Marianela Núñez en una conversación con Marisally Santiago, Directora de la Oficina de Ministerio con Jóvenes de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia, donde hablamos sobre el papel vital de los jóvenes en la Iglesia hoy en día.