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Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
Laying a bouquet of yellow roses in front of the image, Pope Francis sat in prayerful silence with eyes closed and head bowed. After roughly 20 minutes, the pope stood up, laid his hand on the image then spoke to 12,000 people in the basilica, with another 30,000 watching on screens outside.
Catholic League Scoreboard: Boys’ and girls’ basketball
See the schedules for upcoming playoff games and results of early-round contests, plus final regular season standings and All-Catholic selections in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
A brotherly embrace brings pope and Russian patriarch together
"Finally," Pope Francis told Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Feb. 12 as they met in a lounge at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport. "We are brothers," he told the patriarch, who replied, "Things are easier now."
Scourge of human trafficking slowly moving out of the shadows
Even though slavery has been off the books in the United States for more than 150 years, the practice still exists in this country -- and elsewhere.
St. Cornelius ready for Lenten retreat, concert
St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford presents a Lenten retreat with liturgical music composer David Haas and Lori True on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A concert with Haas and True will also be offered on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Click headline for more information.
Hatfield parish to host Lenten Speaker Series
St. Maria Goretti Parish begins its evening series with the presentation “From Exodus to Easter” on Thursday, Feb. 18, followed by two more talks by guest speakers on Feb. 25 and March 17.
Manayunk’s old church seeing renewal, along with its congregation
St. John the Baptist Parish has come through a merger in fine fashion, with more than half the parishioners aged 21-35, and a multi-year renovation of the century-old church underway.
No change to church guidelines on sexual abuse, Vatican says
UPDATED - A spokesman said a French priest's report for new bishops had been misinterpreted by media, and the Vatican's guidelines for bishops to cooperate with civil authorities -- also the U.S. bishops' policy -- remain in force.
School visit day in Willow Grove
Queen of Angels School will host a visitation day on Wednesday, Feb. 17 with a presentation and tours
Mexican pilgrims hope papal visit will bring much-needed change
With anticipation growing in the streets of Mexico City for Pope Francis' visit, a group of local pilgrims found time to thank their "mother" and prayed that it would give their country a spiritual awakening.