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Pro-lifers plow ahead with plans to march in D.C.
Despite the foot of snow expected to fall on Philadelphia Friday and Saturday and two feet in Washington, D.C. area, the annual March for Life Jan. 22 in the nation’s capital has not been postponed or cancelled.
Funeral rites set for Archbishop Francis Schulte
A memorial Mass will be celebrated for the former Philadelphia auxiliary bishop and retired New Orleans Archbishop on Monday, Jan. 25 by Archbishop Charles Chaput. The funeral Mass and burial will take place in New Orleans.
Car used by Pope Francis in Phila. to be auctioned, will benefit church ministries
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is auctioning off one low mileage car, in mint condition, used slightly by one owner. Proceeds from the sale of the pope's gray Fiat will go to the Catholic Charities Appeal and other local needs.
No more waiting: Black Catholics mark Dr. King holiday with praise, rallying cry for justice
At the 33rd annual prayer service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholics raised the roof of St. Katharine Drexel Church in Chester. Calls for year-round acts of mercy, charity and public protest marked the rousing service.
Area pro-lifers meet to study adoption as loving option
Participants at a pro-life summit gathered for Mass followed by talks on adopting children at birth. One speaker said only 2 percent of children from unplanned pregnancies are adopted; many of the rest are aborted.
PREP religion teachers receive honors at cathedral
Mostly lay volunteers received awards last Sunday marking their anniversaries of teaching in parishes. A pastor and religious sisters were noted for serving the booming PREP classes for 1,500 Hispanic kids in Avondale.
Archbishop Francis Schulte, 89, dies in Darby hospital
The retired head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and a former auxiliary bishop and priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, died Jan. 17 in Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. He was 89.
Mother’s Home helping bring babies into the world, for 25 years
Young women facing a crisis pregnancy have found a safe, loving and supportive alternative to abortion in converted convent in Darby, where they can learn life skills to raise their child.
Clergy changes announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput announced assignment changes for five priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Young and alone, refugees find open door at Catholic home in Bucks County
Driven by violence and poverty but also dreams for the future, 10 unaccompanied boys from Latin America and other countries are finding safety, hospitality and encouragement at a Catholic Social Services group home.