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People with same-sex attraction take Courage at conference
Archbishop Charles Chaput preached at the opening Mass for the three-day international meeting at Villanova for about 350 men and women with same-sex attraction. They learned, spoke and prayed about chastity.
Teaching the church’s care for people of all walks
The executive director for Courage, the Catholic ministry to people with same-sex attraction, explains how members of the group bring the church's message of love and concern for all people to the world.
Archbishop names patron saints for World Meeting of Families
St. John Paul II and St. Gianna are the patron saints for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced during the Sunday evening Mass July 20 at the cathedral.
Father Chuck’s memory lives on in homes built in his name
New houses, community centers, clinics, schools and chapels have been erected in Nicaragua and Haiti thanks to Father Chuck’s Challenge, the successful charity begun in the name of an archdiocesan priest who died 10 years ago.
Inn Dwelling: Rehabbing homes and turning around lives in Germantown
The Catholic project based at St. Vincent Parish has been acquiring, renovating and giving homes to the needy for 33 years. Now it also makes education of children a priority, and it’s working.
Congress fleshes out thinking on Theology of the Body
More than 700 people from around the country learned about Pope St. John Paul II’s teaching on the beauty of the divinely created human person. Popular speakers included an official with the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, sponsor of next year's World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
Archeparchy to invite families persecuted for faith to 2015 gathering
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia plans to invite families who have endured religious persecution to attend the World Meeting of Families being held in Philadelphia in September 2015.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the following appointments effective as noted.
Young Catholic men learn ‘where they are going’ at country retreat
Quo Vadis Days helped 101 teenagers from diverse backgrounds and mostly from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia discern God’s call in their lives at a camp setting in Lancaster County.
Academy of Notre Dame begins building new athletic fields
Ground was broken last month for the new state-of-the-art fields for the private Catholic school for girls in Villanova. Work continues this summer on the project that will include new drainage and turf for fields, plus road access improvements, while considering trees on the campus.