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Young adult ministries help next generation connect, share faith
Parish-based, regional and national outreaches are ready to engage the next generation of believers in the five-county area, with the help of two archdiocesan offices.
Catholic school shifts into high gear for ‘real-world’ success
Multimillion dollar commitments from software executives and a regional automotive group are helping Father Judge High School in Philadelphia evolve in the 21st century, said president Brian Patrick King.
When loved one goes to prison, Catholic ministry walks with families
Sue and John Killeen of Drexel Hill lead the Mary Mother of Captives ministry in the Philadelphia area. John visits men in prison and helps transition them back to society, while Sue aids up to 112 families in a mutual support group.
Life ‘will never be like before’ following earthquake in Haiti, says local priest
A devastating 7.2 quake that has killed some 1,300 is the latest disaster to strike the Caribbean's poorest nation, and Oblate Father Eugène Almonor is organizing prayers to "implore the Lord" for his native land.
St. Rita statue back home after theft from national shrine
After going missing for some 36 hours in a theft from a locked grotto on Broad Street in South Philadelphia, a beloved image of St. Rita of Cascia was found undamaged several blocks away in answer to prayers of the shrine's staff and supporters.
Catholics in Phila. asked to mask up for Mass
Guidelines issued by the Philadelphia Archdiocese on Friday, Aug. 13 “strongly encourage” people to wear a face mask during Mass “whether vaccinated or not, in the body of the church.”
Local college launches world’s first certificate in Eastern Catholic catechesis
Starting this fall, Manor College will offer a fully online curriculum in the theology of the 23 Eastern churches that, along with the Latin rite, comprise the Catholic Church.
Parishes across archdiocese welcome cycling seminarians
The Biking for Vocations tour of two groups of young men winding across the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Allentown Diocese spoke about vocations, socialized and prayed with parishioners at more than 20 churches and institutions Aug. 4-8.
‘No words,’ only prayer, a year after deadly Beirut blast, says local priest
Maronite Father Andrawos El-Tabchi, pastor of St. Maron Catholic Church in South Philadelphia, offered an Aug. 5 Mass to mark last year's explosion -- and for a Lebanon that has become "a living hell" of poverty and turmoil.
Beloved nun, theology teacher killed in accident
Sister Frances Antoinette Engler, S.S.J., was struck and killed Aug. 5 while crossing a street in Northeast Philadelphia. Those she touched through her ministry are remembering "a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to God."