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Local Ukrainian faithful unite in prayer amid shock of invasion
Reliance on God is "weapon number one" for Philadelphia-area Ukrainian Catholics observing Russian forces pummel their homeland with air strikes and ground assaults.
Archbishop Perez will pray for Ukraine at Mass Feb. 27
Archbishop Nelson Pérez will celebrate Mass for peace in Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in Philadelphia and abroad Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
3 Catholic cemeteries desecrated in Montgomery County
Residents of the Conshohocken area awoke Feb. 24 to overnight vandalism in which gravestones were defaced with spray-painted Nazi swastikas.
Fearless nuns in Ukraine remain to serve the people
Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia’s invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment to aid refugees. If a full-scale attack happens, "it will be hard, but we can take it,” said one Basilian sister.
With invasion, Ukraine is being ‘crucified,’ says Phila. archbishop
Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, spoke with CatholicPhilly.com from Paris Feb. 24, where he is following closely the invasion by Russian forces aiming to “destroy Ukrainian statehood and install an authoritarian system."
Clergy assignments announced for four priests
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez announced the retirement of one priest and changes for three others on Feb. 23, with all the appointments effective in March.
‘Tolton’ brings pioneering Black priest to life, while changing hearts
Two Philadelphia parishes will host a live drama about Venerable Augustus Tolton, whose "perseverance, faith and love" continue to inspire audiences throughout the nation.
Memorial for active military blessed at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Parishioners of the Doylestown parish and their pastor, Father Matthew Guckin, blessed a memorial for active U.S. service men and women on Sunday, Feb. 20 "to pray for America and ask God to heal whatever divides us.”
Rice Bowl ‘alive and well,’ and helping millions around the world
The annual Lenten campaign combines prayer, fasting and almsgiving to alleviate poverty and hunger in more than 100 nations, and throughout the five-county Philadelphia area.
Scholarships enable students to foster the ‘Spirit of America’
Some 900 archdiocesan high school students will be able to attend a unique civics program hosted by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, thanks to a Connelly Foundation grant.