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St. Charles Seminary welcomes 27 new men among 156 this year
A total of 74 seminarians are studying for the Philadelphia Archdiocese as the seminary observes health protocols and program modifications for in-person instruction.
Videos lay out details of Catholic school reopening plans
Parents of Catholic school students in the Philadelphia Archdiocese are learning of instruction protocols from school leaders through a series of new video messages before the Sept. 1 start of school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Phila. parish honors Beirut victims, raises funds for relief
St. Maron Maronite Church remembered the 170 killed in an Aug. 4 explosion, while launching a drive to help hundreds of thousands left homeless and hungry by the tragedy.
Archdiocese brings senior housing to suburbs
St. Joseph Place in Collingdale will provide 50 apartments for income-qualified seniors age 62 and older, while giving new life to former parish classrooms.
Friends on earth help Black Catholic priest toward sainthood
Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first Roman Catholic priest in the U.S. known to be Black, is moving closer to canonization thanks to the efforts of Philly faithful.
Rosary rally on Aug. 15 calls for ‘radical transformation’ of nation
An online recitation of all four sets of mysteries, led by the Sisters of Life and Archdiocese of Philadelphia seminarians, will invoke Mary's intercession for peace amid troubled times.
Seminarians bike 2,000 miles to raise vocation awareness
Ten seminarians plus a few bishops, priests and a pastoral leader made a cycling tour of 17 parishes over five days in the second Biking for Vocations event in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Perez announced new assignments for eight archdiocesan priests, effective Aug. 28.
Area religious leaders condemn anti-Semitic meme
An offensive post on the Facebook page of Philadelphia NAACP president Rodney Muhammad drew a strong reaction from the Religious Leaders Council, which includes Archbishop Perez.
South Philly seniors eye affordable housing as St. Rita’s Place begins
Archbishop Perez and an array of civic, business and Catholic officials helped bless and break ground Aug. 10 for the $18 million project to build 46 one-bedroom senior apartments at Broad and Ellsworth streets, next to St. Rita's Shrine.