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Sister Catherine Agnes, I.H.M., dies in 73rd year of religious life
The sister servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary taught in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the dioceses of Allentown, Metuchen and Harrisburg over her long ministry. She died at age 92.
Holy Child Sister Barbara Mullen dies at 87
The native of Sharon Hill, Delaware County spent many years ministering in schools in California, especially a school of the Holy Child Sisters in Pasadena where she served for 25 years.
Sister Jeanne Patricia Crowe, pharmacist and teacher, dies at 64
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister was a teacher and worked as a pharmacist at Camilla Hall in Immaculata and a pharmaceutical company in the Philadelphia area.
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.