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Parish pantry volunteers say getting ahead of Irma helped people cope
Only 15 to 20 people showed up for bagged goods at the church. That's at least partly because of foresight: "About 160 people stocked up Sept. 5, because they knew the storm was coming" before Irma arrived.
Holy rosary at the Cathedral will mark Marian feast day
Faithful from across the archdiocese will gather at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul on the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. All are invited to pray for a wide range of intentions.
Belgian brothers group to keep offering euthanasia at psych facilities
UPDATED - In a Sept. 12 statement, the organization said it had not been given a chance to explain its "vision statement and argumentation."
Fatima centenary celebrations to culminate Oct. 15 at Cathedral
Archbishop Chaput will consecrate the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Our Lady of Fatima as the church commemorates Mary's apparitions to three children in Portugal 100 years ago. Preparations for an act of consecration to Mary are underway.
St. Ignatius Parish in Yardley celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fatima apparitions
Father Thaddeus Lancton of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception will lead an evening of prayer and reflection that correlates the Fatima and Divine Mercy apparitions.
Dedication of shrine in honor of St. Sharbel Makhluf
A new place of prayer at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes will honor the Lebanese hermit, who was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament.
Faith of Benjamin Franklin topic of scholar’s talk
Dr. Thomas S. Kidd, a professor of history at Baylor University, will explore Franklin’s religious skepticism and his upbringing with the Bible, and why he called for public prayer in the nascent United States.
St. Katharine Drexel focus of Catholic history lecture
Dr. Maggie McGuinness of La Salle University will speak on how the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament ministered to African-American neighborhoods in Philadelphia on Sept. 17 at the American Catholic Historical Society.
Freed Indian Salesian priest meets Pope Francis
Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in Yemen in March 2016. He told the pope Sept. 13 that he silently prayed the words of the Mass every day and offered his suffering for "for the good of the church."
Bannon remarks on ’60 Minutes’ revive anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant views
Bannon's complaint of a political and economic ulterior motive for the U.S. Catholic Church's traditional support of immigrants is one the most persistent anti-Catholic legends of American politics.