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Couple gives Villanova U $1M to address poverty, inequality
A university-wide effort to study the intersection of two major issues in society today will involve multiple disciplines, spurred by a major gift of Paul and Christine Tufano, both Villanova graduates.
Bible Novena invites prayer for vocations through videos
For nine months Catholic lay people, clergy, religious and seminarians are recording videos of themselves reading the entire Bible, all to promote priestly vocations in the archdiocese -- and you can join them.
Mass celebrates missionary work, and reminds faithful there’s more to do
Faithful gathered Oct. 18 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to celebrate World Mission Sunday, kicking off a year-long celebration of Philadelphia's 110-year commitment to evangelization.
Modern mission outreach started with French teenager
Venerable Pauline Jaricot was just 17 years old when she started the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which now helps to reach more than 1,110 dioceses as part of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Documentary on saintly quadriplegic priest airing Nov. 1
Augustinian Father Bill Atkinson, the Delaware County native on the first step toward sainthood, is the subject of a film airing on WHYY-TV and produced by his former student at Msgr. Bonner High.
Archdiocese issues statement on pope’s civil-unions position
Pope Francis' comments in a film underscore his "previous calls for pastoral and cultural sensitivity to the many different journeys of those who walk through life around us," the Philadelphia Archdiocese said.
Loved ones lost during COVID surge remembered at special Mass
An Oct. 18 liturgy at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Northeast Philadelphia honored those who died of various causes during the pandemic's initial phase, when funeral services were limited by health restrictions.
Wedding anniversary Mass celebrates ‘hand of God at work’
Some 110 couples participated in an Oct. 17 liturgy celebrated by Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre, who said marriage reveals "God has a plan for each and every one of us."
Hollywood comes to Philadelphia’s Ukrainian headquarters
The chancery offices and a former parochial school for the Ukrainian Archeparchy on Franklin Street in the city were the setting for a new Netflix movie starring Adam Sandler.
Pandemic’s pressures lead to closure of St. Basil Academy
The private Catholic school in Jenkintown will close at the end of the academic year. It had been running annual deficits, and a fundraising campaign was not successful enough to sustain it.