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Local outreach offers sex trafficking victims new hope
For more than a decade, Sister Kathleen Coll and the team at Dawn's Place have worked to heal exploited women and "honor their human dignity."
Rice Bowl is ‘simple genius’ of the Gospel, says bishop
At the Feb. 4 launch of the annual Lenten initiative, Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre said the program of prayer, fasting and almsgiving sums up "everything that the Lord Jesus has done for us,” and invites faithful to "do as he has done."
‘Souper Bowl’ tackles hunger amid soaring demand for aid
Football fans are urged to donate one dollar (about the cost of a can of soup) to help area food pantries, including those stocked by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services.
St. Joseph Sisters’ retreat in Cape May Point to close permanently
Loss of programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of St. Mary's by-the-Sea Retreat House, operating at its beachside location for more than a century.
Ash Wednesday message the same, despite COVID changes
This year's Lent may begin with a sprinkle on the head, rather than a streak, of ashes -- but the call to repentance and conversion is needed "more than ever before," said Father Dennis Gill.
As TV dies, digital media helps recall our true story, lecturer says
Speaking in the Cardinal John Foley Lecture Feb. 1, Brett Robinson said our culture is waking up from 60 years of televised fantasies to the new era of digital media, which requires participation and responsibility.
Archdiocesan food giveaway draws hundreds amid bitter cold
Cars lined a downtown city block for a Jan. 30 event hosted by Nutritional Development Services, which distributed produce, meat and dairy products to area families battling COVID-related hunger.
Montco couple ‘an example of what love means,’ says archbishop
A near-fatal car accident and an arduous recovery only deepened the faith of Karen and Michael Sloane, whom Archbishop Nelson Pérez married in 1990 during his first pastoral assignment.
Remembrance, education needed to prevent genocide, says local scholar
Decades after gradual persecution led to the slaughter of six million European Jews, history's lessons remain more crucial than ever, said a St. Joseph's University professor.
Raise your voice, sow seeds in defense of life, says archbishop
At a Jan. 29 Mass for Life in Philadelphia, Archbishop Nelson Pérez urged faithful to persist in their efforts to uphold human dignity, knowing that "in the end, God's in charge."