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Creation care teams getting hands dirty, energizing local parishes
Several parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese have launched environmental ministries in conjunction with EcoPhilly, which links the parishioners to one another's initiatives and informative resources all can share.
Faithful unite in five-hour prayer vigil for Ukraine
Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Archbishop Nelson Pérez presided at an evening of liturgy, intercession and reflection for peace in the nation, which has won "a moral victory" even as Russia has invaded.
St. Gabriel Parish, Norwood leads off 5-week Lenten series
Rotating among five parishes in Delaware County on successive Tuesday evenings in Lent, the series resumed with in-person participation after two years of pandemic interruption.
‘One Can Meal Drive’ tackles hunger, one serving at a time
The annual Lenten campaign collects thousands of pounds of food for some 50 cupboards supported by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services.
40 Days for Life begins, seeking end of abortion, ‘spiritual revival’
The Philadelphia Archdiocese will join the global campaign with a March 5 Mass, and a commitment to say "enough is enough" with the grace of the Holy Spirit, say organizers.
Ukrainian cathedral to host major prayer vigil for peace March 5
Liturgies, a rosary, Q & A, confessions and more will be offered over more than four hours Saturday evening in the vigil led by Archbishops Perez and Gudziak at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Philadelphia.
Lent begins with ‘heavy hearts’ over Ukraine war, says archbishop
At Mass for Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Nelson Pérez offered prayers for the besieged nation and welcomed Ukrainian Catholic clergy. "There is power in those ashes," he said.
Russian strike damages Holocaust site, prompting calls to remember victims
A missile damaged the memorial at Babyn Yar in Kyiv, where close to 34,000 Jews were killed in two days during 1941, evoking Soviet-era suppression of Jewish suffering during World War II.
War in Ukraine could release buried Chernobyl radioactive waste, humanitarian warns
Adi Roche, founder of Chernobyl Children International, invoked the Hague Conventions to call for a no-war, no-fly zone over the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Catholic ministry offers goods, support for at-risk moms and kids
The Cenacle in Philadelphia's Frankford section provides everything from diapers to detergent, and car seats to counseling, thanks to work by Catholic Social Services, key partners and donors around the region.