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Now in its 10th year, senior residence ‘feels like home’
Once a Catholic high school, St. John Neumann Place I now houses 75 older adults who "get along like family." The building, one of five developed by archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services, meets a critical need as the U.S. population rapidly ages.
Retired nuns share the journey with migrants and refugees
Some 100 Immaculate Heart sisters walked 1,170 miles during a nine-week pilgrimage that also raised over $1,900 for archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, which has welcomed 84 displaced persons since last year.
Two vital church ministries to benefit from #GivingTuesday
On the international day for charitable donations, the Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence as well as Mother of Mercy House in Kensington will be the beneficiaries in the Philadelphia region.
Archbishop speaks to Jewish community at Hanukkah
Archbishop Charles Chaput extended his prayerful best wishes to Jewish people in the Philadelphia area on the "Festival of Lights," Dec. 2-10, and stressed the need for heavenly light to see us through times of darkness.
St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb blessed at new home in Cathedral
Archbishop Charles Chaput blessed the new tomb, made possible by the Connelly Foundation, at the cathedral Nov. 18, where St. Katharine worshiped and where more pilgrims can come to pray for her intercession.
Climate scientist: Still time to curb worst effects of warmer world
The recipient of Villanova's Mendel Medal urged not "finger pointing" but collective action to slow the global warming process which, if not addressed, will lead to stronger and larger storms and wildfires.
Back in the black: Church finances turn historic corner
For the first time in six years, a new word has appeared in an annual assessment of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s finances: surplus. It is small, at $1.3 million, but part of a broader financial turnaround.
Cherokee chief says ‘every day is Thanksgiving’
Chief Buffy Red Feather Brown, a Philadelphian who embraces both her Catholic faith and her tribal heritage, says showing gratitude to God for his blessings is a year-round responsibility.
Kids open up new world by building a library of their own
Students of St. Gabriel's Out of School Time program, run by Catholic Social Services, are using a grant to buy new books and renovate an unused room at the Gray's Ferry parish, where they're discovering "the life-changing power of literacy."
Film on school’s Vietnam vets shows men taught to love, not to die
A documentary presents the family and friends of the Father Judge High School grads in Northeast Philadelphia who died in the Vietnam War. The survivors gathered for a screening and remembrance.