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Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the following appointments effective as noted.
Notre Dame students take little Gesu guests to Oz
Students from the Gesu School in Philadelphia enjoyed a fun-filled day of activities Oct. 4 as Notre Dame Academy students hosted a trip to the magical land of Oz, which happens to be the theme of the Villanova academy's fall musical.
Merged parish sees new life in community outreach
The new Fatima Catholic Outreach Center opened Oct. 8 with a bishop’s blessing in service to the Bensalem, Bucks County, community and its many Latinos. The former Our Lady of Fatima Parish last summer closed and joined nearby St. Charles Borromeo Parish.
Black Catholics’ traditional home in archdiocese to close
The St. Peter Claver Center, which runs programs and Masses for African-American Catholics, will close Oct. 31. A lack of funding for deferred maintenance on the center’s buildings in center city Philadelphia was cited as the cause.
Ladies first – Daughters of Charity mark 200 years in city
The congregation founded by two saints was the first order of religious sisters, sent by another saint, to minister in Philadelphia. Service to the poor has always been, and remains, a charism of the order.
Little Flower marks 75 years of its special link to a saint
The archdiocesan Catholic high school for girls celebrated its 75th anniversary with Mass and devotions to St. Therese, the school’s namesake, and a prayer written by her sister just for the school.
Know the candidates in Pa. before Nov. 4 election
The following Candidate Questionnaire was prepared by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and distributed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office for Communications.
Grateful archdiocese bids beloved bishop farewell
Before he leaves Philadelphia to be installed Oct. 22 as bishop of Toledo, Bishop Daniel Thomas prayed with hundreds of friends at the Cathedral Wednesday night and greeted them at a public reception.
Care continues for residents after Don Guanella Village’s sale
Redevelopment of the Delaware County residential site for men and boys with cognitive and developmental disabilities will accommodate medically fragile men, while care for other former residents continues in community-based homes.
Properties in Chester and Northampton counties sold
A 452-acre site in Northampton has been sold for $5.5 million and a 55-acre portion of St. John Vianney Center in Downingtown has sold for $3.7 million.