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Prayers for Father, from his spiritual mother
The ladies of the Spiritual Motherhood for Priests program having been praying every day for priests in the archdiocese since 2012. They are close to the goal of one anonymous woman praying for each priest and seminarian.
Seminary lecture examines Catholic Church in the Middle East
Mar Bawai Soro, a Chaldean Catholic Bishop, will speak Monday, Oct. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Charles Seminary on “The Nestorian Heresy and Islam: Two Trials Confronting the Assyro-Chaldean Church.”
Teens from Catholic schools enjoy high-energy class retreat
More than 2,200 sophomores from 10 high schools learned about conversion of heart at a rally that for the first time gathered all the students under one roof for a retreat featuring rock music, dynamic speakers and Eucharistic adoration.
Car used by Pope Francis in Philadelphia up for sale
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is selling one lightly used Fiat (456 original miles) that ferried the pope around the city last year. Proceeds from the sale will benefit Catholic Charities.
Memory lane, Philadelphia style: Pope Francis’ visit transformed lives
Looking back at the apostolic visit from last year, people throughout the region cited the pope's personal warmth and powerful words as pivotal in the revitalization of their faith and their families.
United by culture and faith, Hispanic Catholics show love for bishop
The Mass celebrating Hispanic heritage in the Philadelphia Archdiocese Oct. 9 was a way for Latino Catholics to worship as a group with Bishop Edward Deliman, who oversees ministry to them in the archdiocese.
600 runners come out for remembrance of Johnny Williamson
Cardinal O'Hara High School hosted a one-mile run and 5K run, preceded by Mass, Oct. 9 to remember a beloved young Delaware County man and to benefit a crisis pregnancy center.
Archbishop dedicates new home for seniors in Kensington
St. Francis Villa, with its 40 apartments for low-income seniors from diverse backgrounds, is the latest project of archdiocesan Catholic Health Care Services to serve the elderly poor in their neighborhoods.
Project Rachel helps the healing begin after an abortion
The post-abortion ministry will offer free individualized counseling, prayer and sacramental healing especially to inner-city residents who may not be able to travel to a retreat center or take time off from work.
Four Catholic schools in archdiocese named tops in U.S.
The four -- St. Genevieve, Flourtown; St. Mary Interparochial, Philadelphia; St. Philip Neri, Lafayette Hill and Holy Family, Phoenixville -- were among only 50 non-public schools across the United States to be named 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools.