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Parish’s beer-tasting event taps love for brews, new friends
At the first-ever “What Would Jesus Brew?” event at Resurrection Parish in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, Feb. 7, the pastor and deacon taught how craft beers, prayer and fun can spread a warm welcome for all.
Concert raises funds, hope for nuns after earthquake
A Feb. 12 show in Philadelphia will help rebuilding efforts for the Dominican Sisters of Fatima, whose convent was badly damaged by two major earthquakes that rocked Puerto Rico in January.
Catholic young adults befriend, Transfigure their parishes
Some 90 members from St. Andrew Parish in Newtown and across Bucks County and New Jersey are finding the personal connections they seek beyond Sunday Mass. And they're breathing new life into parishes.
Abuse victim advocates, laity suffer from ‘vicarious trauma’
The damage from the clergy sex abuse crisis extends to loved ones, support professionals and all the faithful, say Catholic experts. The wounds are often hidden, but healing is possible, even from within the church.
Archdiocese pays $38 million to sex abuse survivors
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid out $38.9 million to survivors of clergy sexual abuse in the past year through the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program (IRRP), administrators confirmed.
Local scholars say Jews, Catholics have chance for ‘profound friendship’
At a Jan. 27 talk, Rabbi Abraham Skorka -- a longtime collaborator and friend of Pope Francis -- said that increased dialogue between the two faiths marks "an astonishing development of our times," after centuries of persecution and misunderstanding.
Young adults invited for fun, shared prayer in Philly
Anthem Live is coming to Philadelphia Feb 6. at St. John the Evangelist Church for a eucharistic holy hour followed by fellowship at a nearby bar. It's an evening designed to foster community and prayer.
They left professions to teach, form young minds, at McDevitt HS
The archdiocesan high school boasts a former financial professional who is teaching business and a former doctor who is teaching Spanish. They enjoy their subjects but especially love forming their students.
Plans revealed for tall towers near cathedral basilica
A 23-story residential tower may rise behind the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul on the site of a vacant convent if a plan proposed last month is approved by the City of Philadelphia.
Northeast Philly parish’s 5K race draws 400 to the finish line
St. Anselm Parish's eighth 19154 5K race on Feb. 1 through the city's Parkwood section united parishioners and the community while raising funds for parish youth group events.