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Deacon Eugene Leahy buried from his life-long parish, Holy Family in Manayunk
The 89-year-old permanent deacon and his wife raised seven children to adulthood. He was active in his parish as a deacon since his 1990 ordination, and in his local Knights of Columbus council.
Deacon Calvin Smith, faithful member of St. Benedict’s, dies at 92
Ordained in 1988, Deacon Smith distributed holy Communion for the beatification Mass of Mother Katharine Drexel that year in Rome. He was a mentor for other deacons, and is remembered for his full life.
After 36 years of feeding the hungers of the human family, Ayella retires
Anne Healy Ayella retired this month from archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services, where she helped feed countless people through food drives, to care for her granddaughter. She will stay active with Catholic Relief Services locally.
Cardinal Tobin looks to bridge chasm between faith, life in anxious world
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin urged the church to be salt for the earth so that the presence of Christ does not become "a comforting, nostalgic memory."
Doctrinal chief dismisses idea of ‘fraternal correction’ of pope
Pope Francis does not need to be disciplined because he has not put the faith and church teaching in danger with his document on marriage, said a top Vatican cardinal. An American cardinal has written critically of the pope.
Northeast Stand Up for Life Rally
St. Katherine Church in Northeast Philadelphia will be hosting a rally in support of protecting the sanctity of all human life on Jan. 22, the 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.
Pope to diplomats: Break bad habits of war, injustice
The pope said that religions are "called to promote peace" and appealed to "all religious authorities to join in reaffirming unequivocally that one can never kill in God's name."
Guard the faith and make it grow, pope tells parents at baptism
As Pope Francis christened 28 infants, he encouraged new mothers to breastfeed their babies during Mass. He also urged parents to become true witnesses of their faith by example. Watch a video of the Mass.
Manila Archdiocese to build drug rehab center modeled on Brazil facility
Father Anton Pascual, head of the social services ministry of the archdiocese, said the church will offer those who have succumbed to drugs "a new life, a home that will welcome them, regardless of their past."
Sign-Making for MLK DARE Coalition March
Millennial Catholic POWER will be hosting a sign-making party at Old St. Joseph's Church on the Sunday before the January 15 march.