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Our Lady of Angels rises from ashes while rebuilding from fire
After a devastating July 18 fire, students and staff of the regional Delaware County Catholic school have relocated classes to a wing of Cardinal O'Hara High School while their new structure takes shape.
Despite blindness, woman loves life, walks with Mary
For the past 40 years, Wisconsin resident Pat Boerschinger has been legally blind. And while she cannot see, her faith in God and devotion to Mary guide her every step.
Casa del Carmen preschool kids are blessed for success
The top-ranked academy, part of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, gave students free backpacks filled with supplies and prayers for the new year. Area parishes rely on the partnerships CSS provides.
Vatican issues updated papal schedule for Baltics trip Sept. 22-25
Vatican said the trip will include a prayer in Vilnius, Lithuania, at a monument to members of the city's Jewish community who perished under Nazi occupation.
Parishioners voice their anger, resolute faith, amidst scandal
CatholicPhilly.com canvassed members of several parishes across the Philadelphia Archdiocese for reaction to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. While most said their faith remains strong, they know of people leaving the church over the scandal.
Slovakia’s newest martyr is example for young people, says cardinal
Like St. Maria Goretti, Slovakia's newest martyr is a model for young people, said Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes.
Pope urges diplomatic solution as war looms in northern Syria
Pope Francis appealed for peace and dialogue as the Syrian government and its allies prepare to launch strikes against the last major rebel stronghold in Idlib province in the country's northwest.
Vigano, spokesmen dispute facts of contested pope meeting in Washington
Days after he called on Pope Francis to resign, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano provided his version of a meeting that, in the minds of many, changed the overall narrative of Pope Francis' visit to the United States in 2015.
Deacon Brouycie Isley of St. Helena parish dies at 69
Once a petty criminal, the Catholic convert and deacon faithfully served at parishes in the Germantown and Olney sections of Philadelphia, detailing his remarkable transformation in a 2007 memoir.
Former nuncio now says sanctions against McCarrick were ‘private’
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former Vatican rep to the U.S. who called on Pope Francis to resign for allegedly lifting sanctions placed on Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, now says that neither he nor Pope Benedict XVI was able to enforce them.