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Cathedral Mass offers prayers, lifts ‘a dark veil’ on clergy sexual abuse
Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrated a healing Mass for victims and their families March 22 at which he asked for forgiveness and apologized for “all that happened in the leadership” of the community.
Thomas Eakins leaves the seminary
Paintings by the famous Philadelphia artist and others have been kept at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary for years. Now they will be sold to benefit ongoing restructuring at the seminary in keeping with its mission of priestly formation.
Largest crowd to date ‘mans up’ for Catholic gathering
About 1,400 men came to St. Joseph’s University for the sixth annual Man Up Philly Men’s Spirituality Conference where they shared prayer and friendship for the day. They also learned about the insidious evil of pornography.
Mass precedes festive parade in honor of St. Patrick
All things Irish -- including faith, family and fun -- were on glorious display in Philadelphia March 16 as crowds prayed and played on St. Patrick’s Day.
Ukrainians in U.S. angry over ‘trampling of freedoms in Ukraine,’ says archbishop
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Ukrainians in the United States have replaced "hope and excitement" for their country -- after its 1991 independence -- with "great sadness and worry," said Ukrainian Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia.
Neocatechumenal Way preparing to send families to two Philadelphia parishes
Two “Missio ad Gentes” teams of families will come to live in city parishes this June. Archbishop Chaput requested the teams for Philadelphia, after establishing a seminary for the Neocatechumenal Way here last year. It is an initiative of the New Evangelization.
Cardinal O’Hara High School names new president
Thomas Fertal becomes the third president of the archdiocesan high school, effective June 1. He led Lancaster Catholic High School as principal since 2010.
Archdiocese reports new data that show stronger finances
Audited financial statements for more than a dozen entities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia show that donations from the Catholic community plus gains from investments have resulted in modest surpluses, in several cases, from the previous year's losses.
20 permanent deacon candidates to receive ministry
The men in their fourth year of preparation for the permanent diaconate will receive the ministry of Acolyte on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m.
House Speaker Boehner talks of Catholic faith with seminarian
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, took part in an email interview with seminarian Tim Sahd of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, who is a former journalist who covered politics in Washington.