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Team of pastoral counseling students takes ethics prize
Graduate students in the Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Neumann University placed third in a national competition to analyze an ethical situation and develop an appropriate response.
After guilty plea, Phila. priest sentenced to 20 years in prison
Father Mark Haynes received his jail term plus a fine and 10 years' probation Feb. 17 in a federal court in Philadelphia on charges of child pornography. He had pleaded guilty last June following his arrest in 2014.
Malvern Retreat House names new leader
Mark Poletunow has been named president of the century-old retreat facility in Chester County, which is seeing growth in programs recently. He succeeds James Fitzsimmons, who is retiring.
Building safe, sunny homes for seniors in need
Seniors on a limited income are lining up to apply for one of the new apartments being built by the Philadelphia Archdiocese in Kensington, while nearby in Port Richmond, seniors are settling in nicely at a similar new facility.
Jump start your spiritual life with a lively revival
Our Lady of Hope Church in Philadelphia will host city native Father Anthony Bozeman, S.S.J., for a three-day revival open to everyone, and not just members of the diverse parish on North Broad Street.
Parishioners hear of woman’s journey from abortion to family life
Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood clinic director, quit after witnessing ultrasound imagery of an abortion. The now outspoken pro-life advocate, wife and mother spoke at St. Peter Parish, West Brandywine.
Phila. Boy Scout honored for rescue of drowning toddlers
Last summer Robert Ritchie, a third grader at St. Matthew School in Northeast Philadelphia, swam into the diving well of a pool to save a 3- and 4-year-old. The Boy Scouts of America awarded him the Medal of Merit.
Manayunk’s old church seeing renewal, along with its congregation
St. John the Baptist Parish has come through a merger in fine fashion, with more than half the parishioners aged 21-35, and a multi-year renovation of the century-old church underway.
Ash Wednesday begins Lenten season
Lent is a time when Christians are called to begin an inner journey of conversion of heart through prayer, fasting and charitable works. See CatholicPhilly.com's Lent 2016 section for tools to help you pray and live deeply these 40 days.
Special visitors see the good work happening in Catholic school
The invited guests for Grandparents Day at Good Shepherd School in Ardsley got an inside look at the polite and helpful students, plus the educational program and faculty, during Catholic Schools Week.