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Archdiocesan finances inching closer to the black
Just-released audited financial statements issued by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Financial Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 show continued improvement, with the deficit of $17 million three years ago down to around $700,000.
Hispanic families enjoy day of fun and prayer at St. Charles Seminary
With music, games, food and more, the day was more enjoyment than discernment. But organizers hope the event for 150 families will demystify the idea of a priestly vocation for young Latino men.
Author, whose husband shot 10 Amish kids, speaks on forgiveness
Marie Monville, author of a book on the West Nickel Mines School shooting, told 400 people at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Hatfield about the forgiveness offered by the Amish community, and the grace of God, in the tragedy's aftermath.
Sounds as good as it looks: Choral concerts showcase cathedral’s acoustics
Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul provides unparalleled purity of sound. It will be maximized in a series of concerts with world-renowned choirs beginning this Saturday night with a group providing a 16th century form of surround sound.
Philadelphian represents U.S. at Vatican
Bethany Welch, director of the Aquinas Center in South Philadelphia, represented the United States in Rome this week to mark the 50th anniversary of Gaudium et Spes, the Vatican II document on the church in the modern world.
Four local Catholic organizations receive grants
The Community Center at Visitation, St. Gabriel School, St. Martin de Porres School and the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC) got sizable grants from the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.
St. Peter Parish plans Mass to honor military veterans
The Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts and other ministries are hosting a program Nov. 8 at the Chester County parish to offer respect for Americans who put their lives on the line, past and present.
How to report child abuse in Pa.
Toll-free phone numbers for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia allow anyone to make a report of suspected abuse or misconduct.
‘Spotlight’ on sexual abuse shows how far church has come
A new movie on the revelations in 2002 of the sexual abuse crisis in the church not only shines a light on the past decade but how the church's training efforts, led in the Philadelphia Archdiocese by a longtime victim's advocate, are helping to protect children.
Defying diagnosis, Notre Dame alum walks and swims again after crash
Haley Scott DeMaria, who accepted an award from Neumann University’s Institute for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development, credits her faith for recovery from paralysis after the deadly crash of her swim team's bus in 1992.