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Sacred art works to be auctioned, sold this Saturday
Works of mostly religious art from 21 artists across the country will be held April 22 at Neumann University, sponsored by the Philadelphia-based American Academy of the Sacred Arts.
Jesuits aren’t the only ones teaching Ignatian spirituality
Father Timothy Gallagher, a priest with the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, will discuss how to discern God's will, dealing with the ups and downs of Christian life and other topics of Ignatian prayer this Saturday in Paoli.
St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown set to host big, family-themed event
The all-day Family Fully Alive Festival on Sunday, April 30 will offer major speakers for adults, sessions for teens and youths, games for children, food for all and, of course, Mass and confessions. Seed money for the event came from a snowed-out pro-life event.
Stations at Daylesford Abbey invite walking meditation on the cross
Just in time for Holy Week, Norbertine Abbot Richard Antonucci blessed the new meditation garden at the abbey in Paoli. Rustic alcoves house each of the 15 Stations of the Cross along a meandering path through woods on the property.
Teens learn value of life from inspiring woman with Down syndrome
Karen Gaffney hasn't let Down syndrome stop her from earning a doctorate or swimming the English Channel. She spoke on respect for life to 350 high school students during a conference for them April 6 at Neumann University.
Faithful inmates at Graterford Prison impress Archbishop Chaput in visit
“You have given me good example," the archbishop told some 200 men at the state prison in Montgomery County during his vigil Mass for Palm Sunday April 8. The inmates "need something to grab onto" in prison, said the warden. "It is vital.”
Justice Samuel Alito will speak at St. Charles Seminary in May
The U.S. Supreme Court judge will receive an honorary degree and address the seminary community at the Concursus graduation ceremony May 17.
Philadelphia native Archbishop Green named to diplomatic post
Pope Francis named Archbishop James Green, a former priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, to serve as an ambassador for the Holy See in Sweden and Iceland. He has served in the Vatican's diplomatic corps since 2003.
Philadelphia native named nuncio to Great Britain
Archbishop Edward J. Adams, ordained as a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 1970 by the late Cardinal John Krol, has served in the Vatican diplomatic corps for more than 20 years, most recently in Greece.
Marriage, family are focus of major 3-year initiative of archdiocese
Remain in My Love will begin this spring to help archdiocesan staff, parish couples and individuals to "embrace a Christian concept of marriage and the family and put it in place in their lives,” said its coordinator.