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St. Bede Parish priest placed on leave
Father Louis J. Kolenkiewicz, 47, was suspended over allegations unrelated to contact with minors dating to 2005, for which he was placed on leave in 2011 and cleared to return to ministry in 2014. New information led to his latest suspension.
Gov. Wolf halts death penalty in Pa., pending study
Archbishop Charles Chaput praised the announcement by Gov. Tom Wolf today that he is granting a reprieve for death row inmate Terrence Williams and 186 others while a study of capital punishment in Pennsylvania is underway.
U.S. Ukrainian bishops urge prayer, fasting for peace in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Catholic bishops in the United States appealed for daily fasting and prayer for the citizens of Ukraine, their elected officials and the Ukrainian army.
Cabrini college hosts day-long forum to end human traffcking
As people around the world marked the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking Feb. 5, so too did the Catholic college in Radnor, with prayers and events for 150 students.
Sister’s work in Germantown lifts women out of prostitution
Sister Terry Shields runs Dawn's Place, an agency that is more than a shelter. It's a place where women trying to break free from trafficking and prostitution learn, among other positives, that they are loved.
Scouts honored at Cathedral Mass
Bishop Michael Fitzgerald celebrated Mass for 250 Boy Scouts and troop leaders from parishes throughout the Philadelphia Archdiocese last Saturday.
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During Catholic Press Month in February, CatholicPhilly.com announces a contest that offers people a chance to win tickets to top cultural venues by signing up a friend to receive our free email newsletter.
Doylestown school’s dance raises $2,400 for special ed school
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School's eighth graders planned and ran a Dance-a-thon that will benefit Our Lady of Confidence School. The pre-K to seventh grade students danced all afternoon and had fun doing it.
Night of music, praise and prayer coming to abbey
St. Norbert Parish and Daylesford Abbey will start AbbeyFest Praise Nights with the first to be held this Friday, Feb. 6 from 7:30-9 p.m. at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli.
Doylestown parishioners raise hope in Haiti
A mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish sends doctors and nurses to the beleaguered Caribbean nation in the hopes that small actions to address huge needs will turn into something great.