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Rescued from rubble, Mary statue now reigns at local family’s mountain home
A discarded image of the Blessed Mother from a former Delaware County parish has been lifted up in love, thanks to the devotion of twin sisters, their husbands and a few Muslim friends.
During Advent and every Sunday, ‘nothing compares’ to attending Mass
As vaccination rates rise, the Philadelphia Archdiocese is inviting faithful back to in-person worship. Pews at many parishes are gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, and parish pastors cite the personal touch as vital.
Sister Maureen McDermott, Catholic school leader, dies at 65
The I.H.M. sister had resigned her position as superintendent of secondary schools and chief academic officer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Nov. 5. Her death less than two weeks later shocked colleagues in the archdiocese.
West Catholic alum gifts school with $2.7 million endowment
Bernie Rondolone, a 1965 graduate of the venerable high school, is applying lessons he learned there by creating a scholarship fund that will allow dozens of students to attend for free.
La Salle U. honors archdiocesan agency as ‘sign of faith’
Catholic Social Services received the Signum Fidei award from the school's alumni association, honoring a 200-year legacy of work that would make a patron saint proud.
Archbishop announces clergy changes in parishes
Two archdiocesan priests and one religious priest have assumed new duties at three parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese: Our Lady of Lourdes, Philadelphia; Queen of the Universe, Levittown and St. Titus, East Norriton.
#iGiveCatholic offers early start to holiday giving
Now in its second year, an online fundraising campaign has rolled out early to raise much-needed support for local Catholic ministries, which are still reeling from the impact of COVID.
‘Holy hoops’ scores win-win for priestly vocations
Seminarians and Montco teens tipped off at a Nov. 13 basketball match showing the path to priesthood is taken by "normal guys" willing to "give it a shot and trust in the Lord."
Local faithful send container of help, hope to Haiti
Amid spiraling instability in the hard-hit Caribbean nation, area Catholics are sending a container of desperately needed supplies to a place where "something is wrong every day."
Black Catholics ‘let it rise’ at annual Mass in honor of patron saint
Now in its 59th year, the annual St. Martin de Porres Mass Nov. 7 celebrated "authentically Black and positively Catholic" faith, while welcoming some two dozen into the church through the sacrament of confirmation.