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From North Philadelphia, a priest for the inner city
Parish priests and the Sisters of Mercy inspired Father Richard Owens toward ordination as a Capuchin Franciscan priest. His vocation was sown in his family, at Our Lady of Hope Parish and at Mercy Vocational, the only Catholic vocational high school in the United States.
Sisters’ ministry to the poor of Kensington flourishes
Parishes may close, but the St. Joseph’s Sisters Welcome Center keep the church’s presence and outreach to people on the margins strong.
Formerly homeless women get spiritual boost in Malvern
Malvern Retreat House hosted 53 women served by Catholic Social Services, along with some staff, for a free overnight retreat that helped them discover God's healing love in their lives.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the following appointments effective June 30.
Inspiring and supporting families, like her own
As the new programming director for next year’s World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Mary Beth Yount brings long experience as teacher, wife and mother to developing the topics that visitors to the event will be discussing.
St. Francis de Sales School wins in state computer fair
Seventh graders of the Aston, Delaware County, Catholic school had two third-place awards in the state finals of a computer project fair for middle schoolers.
Msgr. Joseph Logrip found suitable to return to ministry
The 67-year-old priest had been suspended along with 25 others following the 2011 Philadelphia Grand Jury report. His was the last of those cases to be resolved. Allegations of sexual abuse against Msgr. Logrip were found to be unsubstantiated.
New deacons among clergy assignment changes
The seven permanent deacons ordained June 7 received their first parish assignments from Archbishop Charles Chaput, who also announced several other assignments.
Two grants give boost to St. Thomas Aquinas school lab, library
A $25,000 grant for a new science and health lab and curriculum plus a $10,000 grant for library resources come at a good time for the Independence Mission School in South Philadelphia, which is seeing re-enrollments up sharply from the previous year.
Ottsville parish school becomes independent Regina academy
To combat declining enrollment in its parish school, St. John the Baptist in Bucks County formed a new partnership with the successful Regina Academies, which bring a curriculum of classical language, grammar and the Catholic catechism, and a close association with the parish church for liturgies.