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Our Lady Help of Christians Church set to close as worship site
The Port Richmond church originally built by German Catholics some 130 years ago will close in June because of rising deficits for the parish into which it merged two years ago, Nativity B.V.M.
Northeast Phila. parish prays for persecuted Pakistani Christians
Following recent deadly attacks on Christians in Pakistan, members of the Philadelphia Archdiocese's Pakistani Catholic community gathered for a prayer vigil April 21 at St. William Parish.
At Catholic after-school program, kids’ minds, hearts flourish
Holy Innocents Parish hosts one of 15 Out of School Time programs of Catholic Social Services, designed to engage and help the whole child when the school day ends until parent pick up at 6 p.m.
Webinar helps parents talk to kids about harm caused by porn
A free, one-hour webinar titled the "Conversation," enabling parents and children to discuss the issue of pornography, will be offered online in two sessions May 15 and 22.
Two Vincentians take key step toward holy orders
Seminarians Leo Tiburcio and Luis Romero, one a former cook and the other a factory worker, professed final vows with the Congregation of the Mission. They hope to be ordained deacons next month, and priests next year.
At St. Vincent Parish in Richboro, they’re giving gladly to the poor
Given the name of the community in Bucks County, the patron saint of the poor was a natural fit for the parish when it was founded 50 years ago. Today it aids the universal church at home and abroad, especially in Africa.
Young adults hear of tackling adversities with prayer
In a Theology on Tap event at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, NFL sales executive Matt Falcone told about 300 people that although injuries cut short a football career at Temple, he found his calling through prayer.
Seminarians mix it up with area young adults for Frisbee fun
It wasn't all about winning the April 21 Cassock Classic tournament at St. Charles Seminary, but about connecting college-age men and women with the men who may be their future priests.
Volunteers honored for giving thousands of hours to serve others
The archdiocese honored the more than 4,100 individuals who annually donate their time to Catholic Social Services' agencies in the five-county area. The volunteers remind clients, "You really are never alone.”
Conference led by Cardinal Burke reiterates truth of marriage
Some 400 Catholics gathered in Philadelphia April 21 for a day of study and prayer concerning marriage and Catholic teaching that leads to "peace in this life ... and the life to come," said Cardinal Raymond Burke.