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‘Testament to Love’: North Philly Catholic School Classroom Dedicated to Late 37-Year Teacher
Mary L. Walker passed away 30 years ago, but her faithful, compassionate impact remains imprinted on thousands whom she touched and who gathered April 11 to remember her loving example.
Blending Old and New, Seminary’s Chapel Wins Global Award
Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus in Lower Gwynedd won a top international liturgical design award for its “bright, fresh, and forward-looking” features that are “stunning.”
‘Celebrating Mothers’ Campaign to Help CRS Save Lives
Catholic Relief Services’ Philadelphia Advocacy Chapter celebrates Mother’s Day with an appeal to help in the model of mothers everywhere: working to provide stability, nourishment, and hope for their children.
Caregivers Are Not Alone, and a New Ministry of St. Alphonsus Parish Offers Them Support
The Maple Glen, Montgomery County parish becomes the fifth in the Archdiocese to launch Nourish for Caregivers on April 16 to give practical, emotional, and spiritual aid to those caring for spouses, aging parents, children, and others.
1,162 Catholics Enter Local Church This Year, Up 62% in a Year
The dramatic rise in new Catholics receiving baptism and the other sacraments of Christian initiation this Easter is nearly double that of 10 years ago, especially among young adults.
St. Francis’ Mission Lives on in Local Parishes, Ministries
In this Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, the saint’s charisms of prayer and service are active in parishes named for him and in several organizations that serve the marginalized and care for creation.
All-Catholic Orchestra Performs Composition by One of its Alums
The annual concert held last month featured 60 musicians from local Catholic high schools. They presented a piece by professional composer Natalie Dolan, who played in the orchestra from 2016 to 2019.
Art of Jesus’ Death, Resurrection Leaves Parishioners ‘Awestruck’
A pair of brothers and their friends employed model-building skills to create an artistic tableau of five scenes capturing the events of Holy Week and Easter at Queen of Peace Parish in Ardsley.
Catholic Teacher Seeks Life-Saving Gift of Living Kidney Donor
Christina Behan, who teaches at Queen of Angels Catholic School in Willow Grove, leans on the power of prayer and good will from family, friends, strangers, and young students as she awaits a kidney transplant.
Area’s Catholic, Jewish Teens Become Friends in Faith
Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford and Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr continued a decades-long Catholic-Jewish dialogue that helps students grow in understanding of one another.