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Montco teen dedicates Eagle Scout project to archdiocesan ministry
Owen Applestein of Lower Merion is aiming for scouting's highest rank by gathering donations for St. John's Hospice, the Catholic Social Services ministry serving hundreds of men experiencing homelessness.
For Hispanic Catholics, synod listening sessions are a ‘natural’ fit
Pastoral leaders say many Spanish-speaking Catholics "love to share their faith" and already have a long tradition of engaging in the kind of dialogue called for by the Synod on Synodality.
Montco parish raises $3,600 for Ukraine hospital
Parishioners at Queen of Peace in Ardsley are helping fellow faithful at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jenkintown to aid Ukrainians coping with the Russian invasion.
Catholic high schools open doors for all 7th graders March 24
The Universal Visitation Day at all archdiocesan high schools invites not only seventh graders from Catholic grade schools but all public, charter, cyber and private schools throughout the Philadelphia region as well.
Transgender forum at Chester County parish stresses ‘love, not tolerance’
A March 12 gathering at St. Peter Parish in West Brandywine brought experts, parents and pastoral leaders together to find "clarity in a confused world" of self-determined understandings of the human person, and a context in which to offer hope.
Parishes raising prayers for peace, money for Ukrainians
At least four parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia continue to pray for an end to the war in Ukraine and to support the millions of Ukrainians affected by the invasion of Russian forces into the country since Feb. 24.
Cultural Heritage Mass shows ‘the way God looks upon the church’
The annual liturgy, celebrated March 12 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, drew some 300 participants representing 28 national, ethnic and Eastern Catholic traditions.
Bucks County Catholic school marks decade of ‘forming leaders for life’
Archbishop Nelson Pérez celebrated a March 10 anniversary Mass for St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School in Holland, while blessing an innovative new center for fine arts and special education.
St. Lucy School moving to new location
The longtime school for students with visual impairments will open its doors at St. Jerome Parish in Northeast Philadelphia in time for the 2022-2023 academic year.
St. Cornelius Parish ready for synod to breathe new life in church
The Chadds Ford, Delaware County parishioners are looking to be "refreshed and renewed in the faith” through the synod's process of encounter and dialogue, which requires honest engagement by lay people and clergy.