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17 freshmen at Catholic schools get StoneMor award
One freshman student at each of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's high schools received a $3,000 scholarship from the foundation of the company that manages the archdiocesan cemeteries. See the names of all the scholars.
Who would make a good priest? Parishioners will suggest some names
Catholics at all of the archdiocese's parishes can get involved with priestly vocations in early November through a new program, “Called by Name,” in which they can identify a young man who may have the qualities of a good priest.
World Meeting was big, but was it the biggest event in Philadelphia history?
In an essay, CatholicPhilly.com writer Lou Baldwin looks at the recent visit of Pope Francis in historical terms, for the city and the Catholic community. Philadelphia has hosted very significant events, some of which last today.
Simple homes and villages in Nicaragua expand, in Father Chuck’s memory
A Philadelphia priest wanted to memorialize Father Chuck Pfeffer by helping the poor people of Nicaragua. Eight years and $5 million later, more than a thousand concrete homes in 16 villages are helping to ease the sting of poverty.
Many prayers and dollars help Francis Fund ‘undo the knots of poverty’
The Knotted Grotto at the cathedral in Philadelphia is coming down but it will live on at two new Project HOME residences in the city, thanks to $1.4 million raised to honor Pope Francis' commitment to the poor.
3 Catholic schools among only 17 statewide named for Blue Ribbon award
Our Mother of Consolation in Philadelphia, St. Agnes in West Chester and St. Norbert in Paoli have been named by the U.S. Education Department as model schools, out of only five in the region. The schools excel despite various challenges.
Catholic schools locked down near Phila. college while cops hunt gunman
Police arrested a man Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, believed to have produced a gun during an earlier argument on the campus of Philadelphia Community College. It was locked down as a precaution, along with Catholic schools in the neighborhood.
For Belgau, it’s time to talk about being gay and a faithful Catholic
A speaker at the recent World Meeting of Families talks in a CatholicPhilly.com interview about how the church can address the needs of homosexual persons using Catholic teaching on marriage and family as a guide.
Sister teaches course for inmates, students at city prison visited by pope
St. Joseph's University professor Sister Elizabeth Linehan, R.S.M., hopes Pope Francis' visit to Curran-Fromhold prison will help build bridges with those marginalized in society, as her course intends to do.
Speaker at Festival of Families had link to Philadelphia saint
Amanda Wall spoke before Pope Francis and tens of thousands of people at the recent concert in Philadelphia. Few knew her cure from deafness as a toddler was the authenticated miracle for St. Katharine Drexel's canonization.