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Goya donates 50,000 pounds of food to Nutritional Development Services
Nutritional Development Services will receive a shipment of 50,000 pounds of food from Goya Foods this weekend. The company is making the donation in honor of Pope Francis' visit to the United States.
St. Lucy Day School celebrates 60th anniversary
Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrated a Mass on Dec. 14 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments. The school is located at Holy Innocents Parish along with the Archbishop Ryan Academy for the Deaf.
Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Father Gus Puleo, pastor of St. Patrick Parish, shares the story of Juan Diego and his experience with the Blessed Mother appearing to him in 1531 in northwestern Mexico. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated Dec. 12.
Philadelphia representative reflects on ‘Gaudium et spes’ conference
Bethany Welch shares her experience of attending a conference in Rome to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Gaudium et spes" ("Joy and Hope").
Advent season opens with live manger scene at Blessed Trinity Regional Catholic School
Blessed Trinity Regional Catholic School in Northeast Philadelphia opened the Advent season with a live Nativity scene, complete with a llama, goat and sheep, as well as the Holy Family, shepherds, angels and kings.
Students learn about Year of Mercy and focus on opportunities to be more merciful
Students from St. Ignatius School in Yardley are looking forward to demonstrating mercy toward others during the Year of Mercy which began Dec. 8.
St. Gertrude Church in West Conshohocken will close Jan. 1
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that St. Gertrude Church in West Conshohocken will no longer serve as a worship site for St. Matthew Parish and will close as a Roman Catholic Church.
Statement issued on incident at Al Aqsa Islamic Society and School
The Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia and the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia (RLC) issued a joint statement Dec. 8 in support of the Al Aqsa Islamic Society and School.
The relevance of ‘Gaudium et spes’ continues 50 years later
The Pastoral Constitution "Gaudium et spes" (The Joy and the Hopes), ratified during the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago, continues to be a source of guidance and inspiration for the Church today.
Seminary rings in holidays with annual Christmas concert
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary held its annual open house and Christmas concert Dec. 6.