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Philadelphia Archdiocese sets up reparation fund for abuse victims
While financial details were hazy, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program would be funded by the church for victims of sexual abuse by clergy in the archdiocese.
Montco parish keeps families and hearts warm with clothing drive
St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville teamed up with the St. Vincent de Paul Society and GreenDrop to help area families bundle up for winter. More than 50 parish youth helped process donations and share their faith.
Certified for success in Microsoft, and in life, at St. Gabriel’s Hall
Students at the residential treatment program for at-risk youth are gaining real-world computer skills that translate into college credits, better job prospects and a lot of fun.
Tapped by the faithful, men are Called by Name to priesthood
First launched in 2015, an outreach that asks lay faithful to identify potential priests is being revived for National Vocations Awareness Week. Vocations director Father Stephen DeLacy hopes to find at least 30 candidates.
Black Catholics fill cathedral to honor St. Martin de Porres
The 56th annual Mass, celebrated for the first time by an African American bishop, gathered faithful from archdiocesan parishes Monday night, supported by the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir.
Young adults in Media learn of work to protect kids, aid abuse victims
At a Theology on Tap event, the young adults of Nativity B.V.M. Parish listened to two leaders describe how the Philadelphia Archdiocese continues to assist victims of child sexual abuse, and of efforts to prevent abuse.
‘Lights On Afterschool’ illuminates programs for at-risk youth
Twelve archdiocesan Out of School Time sites in the city marked the annual event that celebrates afterschool care as "more than babysitting." OST supports parents of some 900 kids a year.
Peruvian Catholics offer pious faith as purifying devotion in Phila.
About 200 faithful at St. William Parish gathered for a prayerful street procession with an image of El Señor de los Milagros -- Lord of the Miracles -- a devotion from their homeland in Peru.
Local Jewish-Catholic center offers insight, hope after Pittsburgh massacre
Hate speech and nonstop negative news are among the many deep, complex roots of anti-Semitism, according to experts at the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of St. Joseph's University. The task of healing such ancient wounds requires "time, courage and a lot of everyday people."
Pakistani priest in Phila. recounts own persecution after Asia Bibi’s acquittal
Seven years ago, Father Tariq Isaac and his family fled Pakistan to escape attacks from Islamic extremists. Now the chaplain of Philadelphia's Pakistani Catholic community, he urges area Catholics to support their persecuted brethren through prayer and solidarity.