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National notice comes to Bishop Shanahan’s pro-lifers, 160 strong
The archdiocesan high school sent three busloads of students eager to stand up for life this month in Washington, and was named National High School of the Year by the group Students for Life of America.
Catholic students making sense of Pa.’s tangled voting districts
Gerrymandering of the state's congressional districts was so contentious that the Supreme Court stepped in. Now students of Roman Catholic High School have won awards for their alternative plans for fairer voting.
Panel explores theology and God’s promise of land in Israel
Twenty scholars met at the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of St. Joseph’s University, inviting participants at a session to understand the complex relationship between the Jewish people and the land.
Philadelphia Orchestra explores the ‘Music of Faith’
Two recent performances paired works by Jewish and Catholic composers (Bernstein and Rossini, respectively) that explored universal experiences of loss, grief and transcendent hope.
Catholic, Jewish, Muslim students learn together in Catholic school
Upper-grade students of three local religious schools met at St. Christopher School in Northeast Philadelphia in a program that helps them understand each other's faith traditions, and gain mutual respect.
Grants help tighten security at nine Catholic schools
Surveillance and school entrance systems will get upgrades at archdiocesan elementary and high schools, thanks to $75,000 in funding from the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.
It’s an extraordinary year to be a missionary, without leaving home
Throughout the global church and in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Catholics can join in the church's missionary activity to spread the Gospel this year through prayer, education and personal conversion.
2019 Catholic Charities Appeal launches, helping give hope to all
The needs of 225,000 people in the Philadelphia region never cease to arise, but that could also be said of the generosity of people giving to the annual fundraiser, with a $12.5 million goal.
March for Life: Voices from Philadelphia
Listen to several Philadelphia-area participants -- including teens, parents, religious and a pro-life feminist -- speak about why they attended the 2019 March for Life.
Phila. priest-chaplain named bishop for military archdiocese
Bishop-elect Joseph Coffey, 58, will serve the global force of American military personnel after his March 25 ordination in Washington. He has served for 17 years with the Navy on ships and in active combat zones.