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Sister Trinita Marie Amorosi, I.H.M., high school teacher, dies at 83
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister taught in high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and in Santiago, Chile. She also taught for more than 30 years at Immaculata University.
Sister of St. Francis Theresa Mary Mich, longtime teacher, dies at 90
Sister Theresa Mary Mich, O.S.F., taught in high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 43 years. She also taught in the Dioceses of Trenton and Harrisburg.
Franciscan sister, principal and teacher for more than 60 years, dies at 88
Sister Georgine Marie Smith, O.S.F., served primarily in schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Wilmington. She was a professed member of the congregation for 68 years.
Novena slated for Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The sisters of the Carmelite Monastery in Philadelphia will host the novena to the Blessed Mother with rosary and litany prayers plus Mass every day July 8-16.
Learn about the liturgical year in summer series
The Association of Church Musicians in Philadelphia offers a seminar explaining the Catholic Church’s liturgical year on Tuesday evenings Aug. 2 through Aug. 16 at St. Thomas More Parish, South Coventry.
‘State of Women’ panel proposes solutions to sex, labor trafficking
"Trafficking does not know any gender, any sexual orientation, any socioeconomic class, or any race."
Rising interest seen in curbing payday loans
Those urging restrictions on payday lending, car title loans and similar financial "products" have made their views loud and clear.
St. Hubert HS offers summer camps for girls
The Northeast Philadelphia high school's faculty and staff will offer camps in five subject areas July 11-15 to girls entering sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades this fall.
‘God is here to grieve with us,’ says priest aiding grieving families
Father Torres offered comfort as families sought news of their loved ones' fates. He shed tears as he witnessed their heartbreak. He said he felt comfortable embracing families and sharing his own sadness, because he saw it as an "encounter of God and faith."
Martyrs are witnesses of faith, not just victims of genocide, pope says
Calling Christian persecution "genocide," he said, is using a juridical and sociological category to speak of "something which is a mystery of the faith: martyrdom."