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Special men of Don Guanella warmly welcomed in Downingtown
The developmentally delayed men from Springfield are transitioning to small group homes, some of which are located in St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, whose parishioners join the men at liturgies.
Prominent Philadelphians raise funds for St. Martin de Porres School
The annual gala celebrated the students of the North Philadelphia school and raised money for tuition and school programming.
St. Charles Seminary gets grants for iPads, leadership training
Seminarians will reap the benefits of a $97,000 technology grant and $50,000 grant for training by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The grants come from the Archdiocesan Educational Fund.
500 penitents find pardon and peace from sin at parish service
Booming St. Joseph’s in Downingtown packed in the faithful for a Holy Week penance service held just for the parish, not the deanery or county.
Making the world safe for innocence
The efforts of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the church in America at preventing child abuse through training are resulting in communities of adults who are watching out for potential abusers.
At Disabilities Mass, helpers learn from those they help
Little things like staying with a disabled woman while she waits for her ride make a big difference in the lives of high school volunteers, and all who see them.
All are invited to Holy Week liturgies at cathedral
Archbishop Charles Chaput will celebrate liturgies for the Sacred Triduum – Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday – plus Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul this week.
SS. Philip and James students perform living stations
Eighth graders of the Exton Catholic school performed the 15 Stations of the Cross, accompanied by the school choir singing Lenten hymns.
Devon Prep students, faculty reenact last hours of Christ
Aa group of juniors and seniors and several faculty members helped the school community prepare for Easter by presenting the Living Stations of the Cross on April 13, a dramatization of Jesus’ journey to Calvary leading up to his crucifixion.
Catholic young adults discuss love of faith, desire to ‘share it with others’
Three Chestnut Hill College graduates led a panel discussion in which they shared their own journeys of faith, and what they see as the biggest issues for their fellow Millennial Catholics.