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To Ukraine with love: St. Hubert teens send words of hope overseas
Seniors at the Northeast Philadelphia high school have written heartfelt letters to their peers in Ukraine, now in the fourth week of a brutal invasion by Russia that has killed thousands and displaced millions.
Black Catholics seek worship spaces free of racism
As Black Catholics confront racism in the church and in American society, they also encounter it at predominantly white parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, and seek to worship with other Catholics "who look like me," said one Black man.
‘Dwell in the possibilities’ created by disability, says advocate
At several stops during an archdiocesan visit for World Down Syndrome Day (March 21), Bridget Brown stressed that "all people have dignity and gifts."
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.