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‘COVID Christmas’ makes recovery challenging, but not impossible, say local experts
The holidays can intensify substance abuse, which soared during the pandemic, said addiction ministry leaders Father Douglas McKay and Deacon Dan Giblin. Prayer, perspective and compassion sustain sobriety.
Despite COVID and snowstorm, Christmas still came for kids
The Archbishop's Benefit for Children, an annual fundraiser that concludes with a lavish holiday party for kids, looked different this year but the joy and hope it creates remained stronger than ever.
Our Lady of Guadalupe a ‘gift to the church,’ says archbishop
At a Dec. 11 vigil Mass for the beloved Marian feast day, Archbishop Nelson Pérez described Mary as the "perfect model" of discipleship, through whom "God encounters his people."
Papal Foundation’s COVID-19 grants will aid ‘poorest of the poor’
Dioceses in 16 developing countries will receive funds to buy medicine, food, hygiene kits and health care equipment to support families, orphans, malnourished children, the elderly and chronically ill, thanks to the Philadelphia-based foundation.
Local students win national Christmas artwork contest
Andrea Verch of the Regina Coeli Academy and Toni Frank of St. James Regional School took top honors in a competition sponsored by the Missionary Child Association, whose local office also gathered children for a World Mission Rosary.
Delco parish delivers early Christmas to care center
St. John Chrysostom in Wallingford gifted residents and staff of the archdiocesan Divine Providence Village with pajamas, handmade scarves and cards, as part of a wide-ranging holiday outreach.
West Phila. parish makes Christmas bright for area families
St. Cyprian teamed up with five sister parishes in the suburbs and city to bring gifts -- and above all, hope -- to area families hard hit by the COVID pandemic.
Catholic school receives $1M from anonymous donor
A "secret Santa" gifted St. Francis de Sales School in Philadelphia with two years of tuition scholarships, just in time for Christmas.
Young adults share faith, cultural gifts at Mass in Elkins Park
The third in a series of pilgrimage Masses in the archdiocese brought together young adult leaders representing multicultural Catholic communities with the Office for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees.
Donors stock diaper pantry for Bucks County babies
Catholic Social Services' Levittown center recently received much-needed support for its diaper pantry, thanks to St. Andrew School in Newtown and the Bucks County COVID-19 Recovery Fund.