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New Jersey nun a step closer to sainthood
All Catholics are invited to the beatification of Sister Miriam Teresa Demanovich in Newark, N.J., and to learn about her mystical writings before she died at age 26. Her intercession with God is attributed to the miraculous cure of a blind boy in 1963.
Bishop McDevitt HS agrees to pact with Arcadia U
The archdiocesan high school and the secular university, located about a block from each other in eastern Montgomery County, signed a 40-year agreement to share athletic fields and offer dual enrollment to McDevitt students.
Families’ meeting coming alive with sacred image and prayer
With the 2015 World Meeting of Families a little more than a year away, Archbishop Chaput heightened the excitement Sunday by unveiling a special painting and official prayer for the meeting, and sending 30 people to drum up support in parishes.
Collection for Iraqi Christians to be taken in parishes
Catholics will have an opportunity to contribute to the relief of Christians in Iraq as parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to take up a special collection for the effort at Masses in the next few weeks.
New art, in old style, for new church
The two-year-old Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church has installed new Italian-made mosaics on its exterior. Bishop Daniel Thomas blessed the mosaics with the Limerick parish’s leaders and faithful.
Icon and prayer for families to be unveiled Sunday at cathedral
Everyone is invited to view a new painting commissioned for the 2015 World Meeting of Families and pray a special prayer for the event at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput Sept. 7 at 6: 30 p.m. at the cathedral.
Join the march, and prayers, for life
Sept. 28 is the date for a march through center city Philadelphia to the cathedral, followed by a holy hour and the Mass for Life, all to foster greater respect for the sanctity of human life. Compelling pro-life speakers from all walks will highlight the rally.
North Wales parish makes religious ed fun in summer
Children at St. Rose of Lima learned about saints around the world during the Montgomery County parish’s first-ever Vacation Bible School last month.
A new neighbor comes to town
Visitors to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia are witnessing the rise of a massive new Mormon temple located just across the Vine Street Expressway in center city. CatholicPhilly.com looks at the similarities and differences of the two houses of worship.
What is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
As their temple rises in Philadelphia, learn about the history and beliefs of the Mormon religion.