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Looking back on religious freedom, and where it’s headed
Archbishop Chaput traced the ancient and modern roots of the concept of religious liberty, its present state in the world and in the U.S., and what the future may hold during a talk Tuesday night at St. Charles Seminary.
Women’s-only Bible study groups boast big numbers, strong faith
“Walking With a Purpose” is Bible study just for women but is open to all faiths. Unlike the handful attending most parish groups, 120 women each week come to St. Isaac Jogues Parish.
Let all the nations sing in Philadelphia
Hundreds of Catholics from 25 ethnic communities celebrated their diversity and unity in the church at the annual Cultural Heritage Mass Saturday, March 14, at the cathedral.
Faith and fun warm a chilly St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The annual observance of Ireland’s patron saint started with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Chaput and continued in fine form with a parade on Sunday, March 15, in Philadelphia.
Parish offers warm welcome to 8 special men
The small group of developmentally disabled men of Don Guanella Village's new community-based home in Brookhaven, Delaware County, met their new friends of Our Lady of Charity Parish last Sunday.
Relief worker sees the tragedy, and gratitude, of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
A Catholic Relief Services representative explains how less than a decade ago, refugees from war-torn Lebanon were fleeing to stability in neighboring Syria. Today the hosts are becoming the guests as the flow of refugees has gone into reverse.
Vatican watcher sees ‘something extraordinary going on’ with Pope Francis
Longtime journalist John Allen, speaking at the Cardinal John Foley lecture Tuesday night, pointed to the pope's mastery of communications, his personal qualities underlying it and how all Catholics should employ it.
Heavy lifting for World Meeting of Families begins
With the naming of 15 committees today, the work of preparing for tens of thousands of visitors for the families’ congress and millions for the papal visit kicks into a higher gear.
Pope Francis gets a better-than-fair shake
A top Vatican official and planner for the World Meeting of Families, plus students of St. Peter School, picked a special milkshake on Monday that the pope might love when he visits the city in September.
St. Martin Parish prays for slain city officer and family
St. Martin de Porres Parish, located in North Philadelphia near where Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson III was killed March 5, remembered him during a Mass celebrated Sunday, March 8.