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Students in schools, PREPs do a ‘Souper’ job collecting food
Sixteen Catholic schools and parish religious education programs (PREP) in the Philadelphia Archdiocese collected 15,000 pounds of food plus money for the “Souper Bowl of Caring,” the largest amount for the drive in recent years.
Five church choirs to sing in Lenten concert in Delaware County
St. John Chrysostom Church in Wallingford will host and participate in the Music of Praise and Peace concert featuring Catholic and Protestant Christian churches on Sunday, March 5.
Local priest awarded for essay on outreach to pregnant parishioners
Father Gus Puleo, pastor of mostly Hispanic St. Patrick Parish in Norristown, had had enough of burying babies. So he launched a prenatal health clinic for his undocumented parishioners. Seminarians aid the clinic with their Spanish skills.
Want to become a saint? Pray for someone who doesn’t like you
A practical first step toward holiness -- as well as for assuring peace in one's family and in the world -- is to pray for a person who has caused offense or harm, Pope Francis said.
Trump administration urged to do all it can to ‘care for creation’
Quoting Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'," three Catholic leaders wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Feb. 17 urging the Trump administration to do all it can to care for creation both domestically and globally.
Michael Novak, noted theologian, philosopher and author, dies at 83
UPDATED - Michael Novak, a Catholic philosopher, theologian and author who was highly regarded for his religious scholarship and intellectual independence, died Feb. 17 at his home in Washington.
Catholic Charismatic Renewal marks 50th anniversary of founding this year
The "Duquesne Weekend" is the acknowledged beginnings of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the United States, which has spread around the world.
Vancouver archbishop: Overdose crisis is ‘devastating families’
Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver called on Catholics to respond to a drug overdose crisis that had been sweeping the city, "cutting across every segment of society, devastating families and communities."
New Mexico school a beacon of hope, faith for Native American youth
The presence of Catholic schools is especially needed in some of the poorest areas of the country. By providing a quality education, the church helps young people in poor communities to realize their potential.
In Vetter, selflessness is at ‘the heart of the team’
Senior Laura Vetter only transferred to Lansdale Catholic from a public high school last year but she is a valuable first-team contributor who sets the tone for the team, which might advance to the PIAA basketball playoffs.