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Black Catholics’ traditional home in archdiocese to close
The St. Peter Claver Center, which runs programs and Masses for African-American Catholics, will close Oct. 31. A lack of funding for deferred maintenance on the center’s buildings in center city Philadelphia was cited as the cause.
Ladies first – Daughters of Charity mark 200 years in city
The congregation founded by two saints was the first order of religious sisters, sent by another saint, to minister in Philadelphia. Service to the poor has always been, and remains, a charism of the order.
Little Flower marks 75 years of its special link to a saint
The archdiocesan Catholic high school for girls celebrated its 75th anniversary with Mass and devotions to St. Therese, the school’s namesake, and a prayer written by her sister just for the school.
Know the candidates in Pa. before Nov. 4 election
The following Candidate Questionnaire was prepared by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and distributed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office for Communications.
Grateful archdiocese bids beloved bishop farewell
Before he leaves Philadelphia to be installed Oct. 22 as bishop of Toledo, Bishop Daniel Thomas prayed with hundreds of friends at the Cathedral Wednesday night and greeted them at a public reception.
Care continues for residents after Don Guanella Village’s sale
Redevelopment of the Delaware County residential site for men and boys with cognitive and developmental disabilities will accommodate medically fragile men, while care for other former residents continues in community-based homes.
Properties in Chester and Northampton counties sold
A 452-acre site in Northampton has been sold for $5.5 million and a 55-acre portion of St. John Vianney Center in Downingtown has sold for $3.7 million.
Philadelphia Archdiocese sells three properties for $56 million
The finances of the archdiocese took a major step toward good health with the announcement today of agreements of sale for properties at Don Guanella Village in Delaware County, St. John Vianney Center in Chester County and Mary Immaculate Center in Northampton County. Proceeds of the sales will help fund the archdiocese's long-term financial obligations.
Rally draws leading lights, and the humblest, in cause of life
Hundreds joined the Walk for Life in Philadelphia on a very busy Sunday, listening to top speakers, walking through the city and praying at the cathedral to witness to the sanctity of life.
Two Catholic churches in Philadelphia officially close
St. Callistus Church in Overbrook and St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown, both unused for months, have been closed according to canon law. The cost for their repairs was deemed too expensive by their respective parishes.