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Magnifest concert series captures Spirit and song
Local singer-songwriters will perform July 31, Aug. 7 and Aug. 14 to "give praise to God" on the grounds of St. Mary of Providence Center in Elverson.
La Salle U. clears tuition balances for more than 100 students
The school announced this week it would use more than $500,000 to zero out charges from the spring 2021 term, using federal relief funds made available due to COVID.
Little Flower senior named Phila.’s youth poet laureate
Andre'a Rhoads wants to "spread joy and highlight the ideas that everyone is talking about" through her writing, while showing that "dreams can come true through prayer and working hard."
Visiting seminarians meet Philly’s homeless men ‘brother to brother’
Five young men from St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh recently spent a week living with clients of St. John's Hospice -- and found at the archdiocesan ministry a home among family.
Grandkids (and great-grandkids) bring ‘blessings beyond measure,’ say area seniors
As the church marks the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, local faithful say they can't imagine life without the "pure joy" their children's children bring to them.
Portrait of pioneering Black priest installed in Cathedral
An image of Venerable Augustus Tolton, the nation's first recognized Black Catholic priest, is now on display next to the shrine of his old friend, St. Katharine Drexel.
Hymn writer says little-known Marian apparition has a message for today
Retired parish music director Joseph Pokorny wrote "Our Lady of Šiluva" to honor the faith of Lithuanian Catholics, and to inspire devotion in others amid widespread division.
Prayer, conversion, good works needed to win ‘freedom for the pre-born’
Ending "the greatest evil in our day and in any day" requires a renewed commitment to Christ, along with concrete acts of compassion, said participants at a July 17 Mass and rally sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel a ‘very relevant’ devotion in troubled times, says Bucks County priest
The beloved Marian title and its spirituality counter "false gods and prophets" while deepening faith, said Father Matthew Guckin, pastor of Our Lady of Carmel in Doylestown.
Mass obligation reinstated as of Aug. 15, Archbishop Pérez says
With the 16-month impact of COVID-19 "considerably reduced," Archbishop Nelson Pérez announced July 15 that “it is again possible for the faithful to assemble for the Eucharist. It is time to lift the dispensation from the obligation" to attend Sunday Mass.