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Delco group home residents ready for summer, thanks to Catholic school neighbors
Students at Notre Dame de Lourdes School in Swarthmore recently donated yard games and patio furniture to a Catholic Social Services residence for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Agency awarded for giving pregnant women ‘Real Alternatives’
For the ninth straight year, Catholic Social Services has been honored for providing thousands of expectant mothers with a "beautiful beginning" to parenthood.
New clergy assignments announced
Archbishop Nelson Pérez announced changes of assignment for eight priests serving in parishes and ministries in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Diplomas in hand, kindergarteners are ready for summer break
Some two dozen graduates of the St. Cornelius Early Learning Center in Chadds Ford wrapped up the academic year June 4 -- and now it's time for some well-deserved fun.
New deacons a ‘blessing’ in their witness, service, says archbishop
The nine men ordained to the permanent diaconate June 12 will bring the church to "the family, the workplace and neighborhoods," said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Parish assignments for permanent deacons announced
Archbishop Nelson Perez announced retirement for 12 deacons, changes of assignment for five other deacons and first parish assignments for the nine newly ordained deacons in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Masks no longer required in Philadelphia parishes, institutions
An updated announcement from the city's department of health lifts the iconic COVID restriction, as archdiocesan parishes move toward a full return to in-person worship.
Seniors throw sweet send-off for beloved kitchen manager
Before she hung up her apron for the last time, Carmen Aviles of the archdiocesan Norris Square Senior Community Center was surprised by clients grateful for her long ministry of feeding hearts.
Parish garden spreads roots, fruits far and wide
Members of St. Cornelius in Chadds Ford have planted seeds yielding food for the hungry, while deepening their own faith and missionary outreach.
Pro-life rally draws hundreds amid ‘staggering’ abortion statistics
A post-abortive father and a woman conceived through rape were among some 500 participants at a June 5 demonstration in West Chester, as abortions average 73.3 million per year globally.