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Care for the caregivers: New ministry helps those who aid elders
Nourish for Caregivers is one of the newest parish-based ministries in the archdiocese. As Aimee Gustitis does at St. Anastasia Parish, there's fellowship and spiritual support for the caregivers of sick, elderly or disabled persons.
Foster moms ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on foster care
After losing in lower courts, two women are asking the high court to allow Catholic Social Services to contract with the City of Philadelphia for foster care without being required to place children with same-sex couples.
Deaf children enjoy inspirational Camp Overbrook: In Sign
The 23rd annual two-week summer camp welcomed 43 deaf students mostly from the Philadelphia Archdiocese who met successful deaf professionals, had fun and met new friends.
Montgomery County young adults meet for fun, faith study
Metanoia Young Adults hosted about 30 guests to a brew pub in Bridgeport July 16 to hear a talk about the expectation of Jesus Christ by biblical scholar Kelly Anderson of St. Charles Seminary.
Archdiocese gets funding for new senior housing in South Phila.
Catholic Housing and Community Services received a $12 million state tax credit for the planned development of St. Rita Place, an affordable apartment facility for income-eligible seniors.
Former archdiocesan employee celebrates her 107th birthday
Marion Zimmerman, who worked for 19 years as a Catholic Social Services accountant, enjoyed a Roaring Twenties party at Holy Family Home on July 10. Family, friends and former colleagues joined in the fun.
Fierce, fun-filled ball season ends with ‘heartfelt hugs’
Players of the Challenger League set aside their bats and hats for an emotional awards banquet on June 26. The adaptive baseball group pairs Cardinal O'Hara students with intellectually disabled adults served by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services.
Local clergy, pastoral workers react to threatened ICE raids
The large-scale deportation of undocumented immigrants, set for July 13-14, failed to develop but the fear inspired by such efforts was no less real, according to those who serve migrants in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Seminarians gear up for bike tour to 10 local parishes
In the new initiative "Biking for Vocations," a small group of men from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will ride their bikes through three counties in the Philadelphia Archdiocese to speak and pray with parishioners.
Educator Career Fair invites teachers to consider Catholic schools
A job fair hosted by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be held July 17 at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, where Catholic school officials will interview candidates for school positions.