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Ash Wednesday message the same, despite COVID changes
This year's Lent may begin with a sprinkle on the head, rather than a streak, of ashes -- but the call to repentance and conversion is needed "more than ever before," said Father Dennis Gill.
As TV dies, digital media helps recall our true story, lecturer says
Speaking in the Cardinal John Foley Lecture Feb. 1, Brett Robinson said our culture is waking up from 60 years of televised fantasies to the new era of digital media, which requires participation and responsibility.
Archdiocesan food giveaway draws hundreds amid bitter cold
Cars lined a downtown city block for a Jan. 30 event hosted by Nutritional Development Services, which distributed produce, meat and dairy products to area families battling COVID-related hunger.
Montco couple ‘an example of what love means,’ says archbishop
A near-fatal car accident and an arduous recovery only deepened the faith of Karen and Michael Sloane, whom Archbishop Nelson Pérez married in 1990 during his first pastoral assignment.
Remembrance, education needed to prevent genocide, says local scholar
Decades after gradual persecution led to the slaughter of six million European Jews, history's lessons remain more crucial than ever, said a St. Joseph's University professor.
Raise your voice, sow seeds in defense of life, says archbishop
At a Jan. 29 Mass for Life in Philadelphia, Archbishop Nelson Pérez urged faithful to persist in their efforts to uphold human dignity, knowing that "in the end, God's in charge."
Catholic agency giving free food boxes Jan. 30
Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will hold a one-day only distribution of boxes of produce, meat and dairy items at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Philadelphia.
Archdiocese releases more audited financial statements
Additional archdiocesan entities, mostly in Catholic social ministry and education, reported on their finances for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. See all 20 audited financial statements for the past fiscal year.
Local March for Life draws hundreds in prayer, public witness
Young and old united for a Jan. 23 Mass followed by a procession through downtown Philadelphia, calling for an end to legalized abortion and respect for the unborn, Blacks and persons with disabilities.
Parish collections drop but costs don’t; 25 parishes find a lifeline
The Parish Stewardship Renewal Program of the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia helped parishes raise $1.5 million at a financially precarious time. Feb. 1 is the cutoff for the spring phase.