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Seven clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput made the following changes in assignments for priests and deacons in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Sisters celebrate religious lives of adventure in service
Sister Rosemary Herron and Sister Rose Bernadette Mulligan reflect on a church culture that is different from that of years ago. As young women they didn’t know what they wanted to do, but found the religious life enjoyable.
From a far off land, they’re coming to Overbrook
Two young men have traveled 8,000 miles from Sri Lanka to study theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where they've been welcomed as brothers. They will return to minister at home, and all the seminarians will have learned about another culture.
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.