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Local priest speaks about Eucharist with Protestants
Father Joseph Shenosky, a professor at St. Charles Seminary, took part in an ecumenical conference in Nashville with the Disciples of Christ. Participants prayed to the Holy Spirit for the gift of Christian unity.
Changes in priest, deacon assignments announced
Archbishop Chaput announces the following assignment changes for parochial vicars and permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Archbishop Chaput urges prayer, U.S. action for Ukraine
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia released the following statement Jan. 30 by Archbishop Charles Chaput on the continuing political and social unrest in Ukraine. He asks all Catholics in the Philadelphia region "to pray urgently for the Church in Ukraine and to press our elected federal representatives for financial and travel restrictions on Ukraine’s political and business leaders."
Men’s group opposes Wing Bowl’s ‘debauchery’
The raucous eating contest known as Wing Bowl has drawn thousands of fans of the face-stuffing spectacle for 22 years in Philadelphia. This year the King's Men organization plans a peaceful outreach to protest the event at the Wells Fargo Center.
Rice Bowl begins with blessing at North Philadelphia parish
The annual sacrificial program collects funds for the poor overseas through CRS. Some money stays local to help 40 parish food cupboards like the one at St. Martin de Porres Parish.
Newly appointed Harrisburg bishop dedicated to holiness, social justice
Bishop Ronald W. Gainer introduced himself as the 11th bishop of the Harrisburg Diocese and as a shepherd dedicated to the sanctification and ministry of his people.
Local Ukrainian Catholic faithful to pray for justice in their homeland
Philadelphia Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Stefan Soroka has asked all priests in churches of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia to lead the faithful in prayer at all services this weekend for a peaceful end to the tragic events and violence in Ukraine.
Catholic Charities Appeal aims to give hope in 2014
Archbishop Chaput led a press conference to launch this year's appeal to support more than 80 social service programs of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Though needs are growing, so is the response: Last year the $10 million goal was exceeded, thanks to almost twice the donors from the previous year.
Philadelphians make it through snowstorm to join March for Life
Few Philadelphia-area Catholics made it to Washington for the largest annual pro-life march in the world. But some did manage to join the thousands who marched in witness to the sanctity of human life.
Kentucky bishop, grad of St. Charles Seminary, named to head Harrisburg Diocese
Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, 66, currently head of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., will be installed as the 11th bishop of Harrisburg on March 19. He succeeds Philadelphia native Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died suddenly last year. He and Bishop Gainer, ordained a priest of the Allentown Diocese, both studied at St. Charles Seminary.