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African Family Heritage Mass Honors Unity From Faith’s Diversity
Archbishop Nelson Pérez celebrated the Mass Oct. 12 and offered words of honor and encouragement for those living their Catholic faith through their shared cultures.
Steve Colestock Named Chief Human Resources Officer for Catholic Charities of Philadelphia
Colestock will lead a unified, mission-driven HR strategy across all Catholic Charities of Philadelphia program areas.
Archdiocesan Pastoral Center to Relocate in Center City Philadelphia Next Year
The Church’s administrative offices comprising 250 employees will move little more than a block away beginning in spring of 2026. The current site at 222 North 17th Street, built in 1971, faces cost prohibitive maintenance needs. The move will focus resources on mission as opposed to maintenance.
Temple Doctor, Catholic Deacon, Receives National Medical Award
Dr. John M. Travaline, a permanent deacon at a Montgomery County parish, has been nationally honored as a Distinguished Guardian of the Faith by the Catholic Medical Association.
Neumann Goretti Senior Leads Students in Writing Letters to Military Members
Nick Morici is gathering other students at SS. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School in South Philadelphia for a project to do something good for others, “just because he wants to do something good.”
Holy Redeemer School Opens New ‘Game Changer’ STEM Lab
The technology space of the Catholic school in Philadelphia’s Chinatown is designed to help students find direction for their future careers, especially in the sciences.
Local Students Launch STEM Dreams with Help from 76er Paul George
Scholarships from the Paul George and Tiger Woods Foundations sent five Philadelphia teens — including two Catholic high school students — to Space Camp this summer, sparking interest in engineering and space exploration.
Queen of Peace Parishioner Enters Religious Life with IHM Sisters
Amanda Bielat, a longtime Catholic educator and campus minister, enters postulancy with the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Malvern, continuing a journey rooted in faith, service, and community.
Old Oak Tree Transformed into Good Shepherd Sculpture
After a windstorm damaged a long-standing tree on the campus of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Warrington, Bucks County, the pastor and parishioners rallied to arrange for the trunk to be sculpted as an image of Jesus.
Father Joseph Farrell Brings Philly Culture, Augustinian Values to Worldwide Leadership
The graduate of Delaware County Catholic schools was elected prior general of the global Order of St. Augustine and its 2,400 friars in September.