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Economics, care for creation topic of lecture at St. Charles Seminary
Professor March Hirschfeld will speak Monday evening, March 19 on the tension of economic growth serving as a remedy for poverty while also putting pressure on the environment.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade goers reflect on immigrant ancestors
While enjoyed all the Mass, floats, bands and dancers in the March 11 parade in Philadelphia, attendees celebrated their forebears who came to America and sacrificed to give their children a better life.
Volunteers, parishioners feed hungry thousands in Bucks County
Mary's Cupboard, in partnership with Catholic Social Services in Levittown, relies on help from 10 local parishes and business-savvy volunteers to fight food insecurity. The need for food is rising in multi-family households.
Mass for St. Katharine Drexel held not at shrine, but cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was the site of the saint's funeral Mass, and her feast day Mass last Saturday, March 3. It will also be the site of her eventual reinterment from the Bensalem shrine in her name.
This Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off in Phila.
Plans are afoot for the 248th annual parade celebrating the patron saint of Ireland on Sunday, March 11. Archbishop Chaput will celebrate Mass at 9 a.m. in Philadelphia, and the parade begins at noon.
After 10 years, good news of Man Up Philly is going national
The men's spirituality conference, organized by lay men for the first time 10 years ago in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, has become a model for events featuring prayer and fellowship across the country.
St. Hubert students raise $13K in first-ever dance event
"Dance-A-Rama" drew over 200 students, who showed off their moves to benefit Our Lady of Confidence Day School and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Rally set to promote bill banning abortion of Down syndrome kids
Pro-life advocates across Pennsylvania are being urged to join a rally Monday, March 12 in Harrisburg to support legislation that would ban the abortion of children with Down syndrome in the state.
Bishop Shanahan students carry faith lessons into life
Students try out to get into the Faith in Action Team at the Downingtown archdiocesan high school, where they run retreats for grade schoolers, plan food drives and do other community service, which puts the classroom into practice.
Parishioners of archdiocese donate $178K to Catholic University
Catholic University of America's recent national collection will help it "to establish new programs that serve the needs of the church today and educate tomorrow's Catholic leaders," according to the university's president.