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Neumann-Goretti HS welcomes new president
Bruce Robinson has been named president of SS. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School and John Murawski executive director of alumni relations at the archdiocesan high school in South Philadelphia.
Marked by the sign of faith
Old St. Joseph’s Church will unveil a street-side Pennsylvania historical marker this week, one of a series of signs telling the long history of the Catholic presence in Philadelphia and the region.
Archbishop Chaput says pope will visit Philadelphia in September 2015
"Pope Francis has told me that he is coming" to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Archbishop Charles Chaput said July 24, even though the Philadelphia Archdiocese still has not received official confirmation from the Vatican.
Courage speaker traces roots of today’s sexual expression
Helen Alvare believes in taking Pope Francis at his word, in meeting people where they are and proposing the church as a healer. She sees the wisdom of sharing with people her own brokenness and struggles.
Rwanda genocide survivor tells story of prayer and forgiveness
Immaculée Ilibagiza told participants of the Courage/EnCourage Conference that if she could forgive the ones who massacred almost a million of her countrymen including all of her family, they could forgive the ones who trespass against them, too.
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.