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Casa del Carmen’s little grads put cap on most unusual year
Forty-five students from the Catholic Social Services preschool in Philadelphia received their diplomas June 19 in drive-through fashion at Holy Innocents Parish.
Support for caregivers comes from webinar series
During a time of challenges and physical distance, the Nourish for Caregivers ministry offers a free online series for family caregivers to sick, elderly or disabled persons.
Black Catholic spirituality a force in fight against racism, say pastors
Racial hatred must be rooted out from both hearts and society, and the gifts of African American Catholics are essential to the task, say Msgr. Federico Britto and Father Stephen Thorne.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Nelson Perez announces changes of assignment, effective July 8, for 50 priests and two transitional deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Watch priesthood ordination today from Cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Perez will ordain five men as priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia today, June 20 at 10 a.m. Follow the Mass live, which is not open to the public, here.
Dads show teens, other dads what it means to be a father
From teaching life skills to knotting neckties, Catholic Social Services's staff draw on their own faith and experience to form the dads of tomorrow.
Teens invited to summer study program, now online
Young men in high school are invited to the 2020 Philadelphia Catholic Scholars Program this July. The week-long program counts as college credit.
Archbishop Perez recalls ministry with priest to be made bishop
When Redemptorist Father Bruce Lewandowski is ordained an auxiliary bishop for Baltimore this August, the archbishop will be there. The two served in Hispanic ministry in Philadelphia.
Christians, Jews recall key meeting to heal ancient wounds
Participants in a June 11 webinar reflected on an encounter between Pope John XXIII and French historian Jules Isaac that sparked Vatican II reforms on Christian-Jewish relations.
Decline in confession ‘clogs church’s arteries,’ evangelizer says
Most Catholics, even active ones, rarely (or never) receive the sacrament of reconciliation, leaving pews empty and hearts burdened, according to archdiocesan evangelization director Meghan Cokeley.