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Advent ‘Novena for the 83%’ Aims to Invite Catholics Back
The prayer campaign this month, which invokes the grace of reconciliation, focuses on loved ones who are inactive in their Catholic faith and healing broken relationships.
Advent Retreat Explores Blessed ‘Foolishness of Hope’ in God
At a day of reflection Nov. 30 at Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Northeast Philadelphia, Sister Linda Sariego explained God’s unconditional love through salvation history.
Sister-to-Sister Retreat Aims to Renew African Catholic Women
Women attending the Dec. 5-7 retreat, capped by Sunday Mass with Bishop Efren Esmilla, will enjoy the opportunity to step away from busy lives and explore their relationships with God and one another through their diverse African cultures.
#iGiveCatholic Giving Day Celebrated in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
#iGiveCatholic is underway across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with more than 100 parishes, schools, and ministries taking part. CatholicPhilly is among this year’s beneficiaries.
Hundreds Hear Cardinal Speak on ‘Crisis of Liturgy,’ Sacred Music
Cardinal Robert Sarah, a longtime Vatican official, told a filled St. Agatha-St. James Church Nov. 21 that some forms of sacred music are suitable for divine worship in the Mass, while other genres, however beloved, are not.
Pope Leo XIV Calls American Youths to Relationship With Christ
The pope spoke via video from Rome to 16,000 young people in Indianapolis and answered their questions, as 10,000 more in Philadelphia-area Catholic schools plus millions worldwide watched.
After Death of a Child, Parents Find Comfort, Connection at Annual Mass
For 15 years Father Paul Brandt, pastor of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick, has celebrated a special Mass for parents in memory of their children and to offer hope amidst a pain that never goes away.
In University City, Young Adults Entering Church Rise Fourfold
A new OCIA model focusing on the encouragement of Catholic friends and small-group relationships led 50 young adults to enter the Church at St. Agatha-St. James Parish in Philadelphia.
Plight of Migrants to U.S. Becomes Focus of Prayer at Cathedral
Catholics joining in a holy hour Nov. 16 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul found strength from Christ’s presence in the Eucharist to be present to “the least of these,” including migrating men and women.
Young Adults Coming to ‘The Well’ Find Their Identity in Christ
Five hundred young adults from across the East Coast experienced community and closeness with God – in whom they are never alone – through an archdiocesan conference Nov. 15 in Philadelphia.