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At-risk youth keep clean, stay busy to cope with coronavirus
Staff at two group homes run by Catholic Social Services are working to provide safety, structure and inspiration to reassure teens during the pandemic.
Catholic high school students collect snacks for health care heroes
Seniors at St. Hubert's Catholic High School for Girls showed their appreciation for nurses at Abington Hospital by dropping off chips, cookies and encouragement as state infection totals climb.
Chromebooks keep Catholic school students learning at home
More than 700 students from 16 archdiocesan schools will receive computers to use online during coronavirus stay-at-home orders, thanks to a grant to the archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education.
Domestic violence ‘a pandemic within a pandemic,’ says Catholic psychologist
Coronavirus stay-at-home orders have increased isolation and anxiety, leading to spikes in family violence, says Catholic psychologist Dr. Christauria Welland. See a list of emergency numbers and resources.
Archdiocese’s Masses, videos seen by half-million local Catholics
More than 470,000 people have watched livestreaming Masses from the cathedral since mid-March. Along with the virtual Lenten retreat and Archbishop Perez's videos, almost 600,000 have enriched their Catholic faith.
Knights of Columbus vow to leave no neighbor behind
Seven suburban Philadelphia councils of the Catholic men's fraternal organization are helping meet a variety of needs in their local communities in response to a national call for support during the COVID-19 crisis.
In times of plague, ‘greatest saints are born,’ says historian
Church historian and St. Charles Seminary professor Msgr. Gregory Fairbanks tells how Catholics "showed that their faith would lead them through the difficulties of their time," including pandemics through history.
Fund aims to ease pandemic’s financial impact on parishes
The Parish Support Initiative addresses the economic fallout for archdiocesan parishes: collections make up 85% of income, and those collections are down significantly as public Masses have been suspended.
Stay-at-home orders put some kids at risk for abuse
Close quarters, job loss and financial worries during the coronavirus pandemic can create stress that contributes to neglect and abuse of children, said an archdiocesan official who is seeing spikes in reports.
Clergy assignment change announced
Archbishop Nelson Perez announced that one priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese will pursue graduate studies in Sacred Scripture.