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For some, high school retreat is the draw into Catholic Church
Students and even a teacher received their sacraments of initiation this Easter not through their parish, but from Archbishop Carroll High School. All credit the power of the Kairos retreats.
Oblate priest named full-time Cardinal Foley Chair at seminary
Father Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S., will be the Cardinal John Foley Chair at St. Charles Seminary, where he will teach courses on communications and effective preaching, and lead other communications initiatives.
Families come first at Downingtown parish’s festival
The Family Fully Alive Festival at St. Joseph Parish drew hundreds of people for a day of insightful talks on marriage and family life, plus games for the kids and informative exhibitors.
Congratulations to Philadelphia priest jubilarians
Priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year. See our list of 39 priests.
Where are teen boys going this summer? To Quo Vadis camp
"Quo Vadis" means "where are you going?" and the archdiocese's vocations office is offering a fun-filled week for high school teens to consider where God is calling them in life.
Local Catholics give $300K in aid to Catholic Home Missions
Ministries in isolated, rural and poor dioceses in the United States rely on an annual national collection supported by parishioners of the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sainthood cause for paralyzed priest officially gets under way
In the same St. Thomas of Villanova Church where Augustinian Father William Atkinson became the first quadriplegic priest, the process for his canonization was launched by Archbishop Chaput April 24.
Cathedral hosting devotions for Our Lady of Fatima, Padre Pio
The Archdiocesan May Procession on May 7 leads a slate of events honoring 100 years since Mary's apparitions in Fatima. That weekend, the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina will be at the cathedral.
Regina Angelorum Academy’s event marks 10th anniversary
The Ardmore grade school, along with three others in the archdiocese offering a Catholic classical education model, will honor Barbara Henkels, who with husband Paul founded Regina Angelorum.
At Mass, Scouts urged to become courageous leaders
The Boy Scouts (and some girls) at a Mass April 22 won awards for leadership in the example of the apostles. “You receive these gifts from God," said Archbishop Chaput, "it is important that you use them."