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Philadelphia, Boston bishops make friendly wager on Super Bowl
Longtime friends Archbishop Charles Chaput and Cardinal Sean O'Malley are wagering donations to their cities' programs for the needy. They also make predictions of the final score. Archbishop Chaput: Eagles 24, Patriots 20.
Bishop Barron wows capacity crowd at St. Charles Seminary
Fewer than half of the 900 people who wanted to hear a talk by perhaps America's leading Catholic evangelizer squeezed into a chapel to hear him Monday night. He told how he formed a global ministry, and what they can do, too.
Students become ‘servant leaders’ at Catholic Schools Week event
More than 800 kids from local Catholic schools put aside their books and rolled up their sleeves to help the area’s needy on Monday, Jan. 29 in a project sponsored by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services.
Catholic Schools Week events around the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Forty-five Catholic grade schools, high schools and schools of special education are hosting events all week, including numerous pep rallies in anticipation of the Eagles playing in (and winning) Super Bowl LII.
As special-needs students mainstream at parish school, it’s win-win for all
From classes to lunch to recess, students with sight or hearing impairments make new friendships at Holy Innocents School, whose students better understand those from St. Lucy and Archbishop Ryan Schools.
St. Mary Interparochial set model for Catholic schools 50 years ago
Celebrating its golden anniversary, the Old City school traces its roots back to the 18th century. But its founding in 1968 would be a template for the regional Catholic schools formed in recent years across the archdiocese.
Pastor, principal awarded for unique plan to revive school
The leaders of St. Andrew School, Drexel Hill, will receive a national Catholic honor this spring, along with three others in the Philadelphia Archdiocese -- the most of any diocese in the United States.
Former Chadds Ford pastor arrested on drug, theft charges
Msgr. Gregory J. Parlante, former pastor of St. Cornelius Parish, was arrested Jan. 25 and faces charges of drug possession and theft after a package addressed to him was discovered in the rectory after he resigned in May 2017.
On Eagles’ big day, a time to honor 28 Catholics’ exceptional service
While last Sunday's football game ended in a trip to the Super Bowl, hundreds trekked to the Cathedral to celebrate honors received by their loved ones from Pope Francis. On that day and every day, they place God first.
Teen moms find skills and sisterhood at St. Vincent’s
The Mother-Baby residential program, an outreach of Catholic Social Services, provides housing, education and life skills for at-risk young women, preparing them for the challenges of parenthood.