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Local Haitian Catholics denounce kidnappings, call for solidarity
The April 11 abduction of five priests and two religious sisters by a Port-au-Prince gang highlights the dire need for reform in Haiti -- a task for which the Catholic Church is vital, say people with ties to Haiti.
St. Charles Seminary buys 15-acre tract at Gwynedd Mercy University
The seminary’s relocation from its longtime Wynnewood campus took another step with the $13 million purchase -- $10 million from the seminary and $3 million from the Maguire Foundation.
Donation drive lets women and girls ‘Take Back the Month’
Archdiocesan Catholic Social Services has launched a new campaign to collect feminine hygiene products for low-income households, preserving both health and human dignity.
‘Ministry of belonging’ connects young adults with, without intellectual disabilities
An archdiocesan effort is working to create genuine, person-to-person encounters among the next generation of faithful to "build a more just and compassionate community" for all. Several archdiocesan parishes and schools are doing just that.
Scholarship auction offers ‘Tuition4Me,’ and a win for all
An online fundraiser hosted by SS. Neumann-Goretti High School is helping to cut college costs, while raising money and boosting pandemic-hit higher education admissions.
Archdiocesan program shows troubled teens ‘A Better Way’
Conflict management therapy provided by Catholic Social Services gives adjudicated youth the skills they need to break free from the cycle of violence -- and chart a new course for their lives.
‘Refuse to turn away’ from terrors of genocide, say local scholars
On the April 8 commemoration of the six million Jews killed by Nazis during World War II, two Saint Joseph's University professors call for increased vigilance against discrimination and hatred.
Philly parish hosts high-tech bingo to benefit school
At Immaculate Heart of Mary in the city's Andorra section, the classic game moves online for an April 10 fundraiser that will reduce the school's carbon footprint.
Bucks County parish rises at dawn to celebrate Easter
More than 300 faithful gathered for a sunrise Mass at Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Warminster, an outdoor liturgy at which several finally received holy Communion after a year of COVID restrictions.
In the beginning, is now: Catholic Charities Appeal Day
Friday, April 9 is CCA Day as it has been since 1958 when Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth signed a city proclamation on the occasion. Times have changed but the human needs are as great as the generosity to meet them.