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Young adults invited to New Year’s Retreat
Young adults in their 20s and 30s can welcome in the new year at Malvern Retreat House with a social and spiritual renewal beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31 through noon Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.
Once homeless, choir members share message of hope for those on streets
The Good Shepherd Singers of St. John's Hospice performed at Philadelphia's Dec. 21 Homeless Memorial Day vigil, lifting their voices and others' spirits.
Carolers call for ‘peace in the womb’
Days before Christmas, local pro-life advocates sang the hymns of the season outside two area abortion clinics, bringing a message of joy to "places of despair."
Archdiocesan school takes ‘immediate action’ after Snapchat slur
Officials at Archbishop Ryan High School moved quickly to investigate a racially charged social media post shared by a student last week, and affirmed "there is no place for hate or bigotry" in the classroom or online.
Retiring staffer ‘enjoyed every minute’ of five-decade career serving church
Kathy Boyce walked out of Archbishop Ryan High School and into the offices of the Philadelphia Archdiocese -- where "God always had an angel" watching over her, she said.
States, businesses, religious groups urge court to block vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear legal challenges beginning Jan. 7 to the Biden administration's mandate, requiring vaccines or COVID-19 testing in businesses with at least 100 employees.
Supreme Court sends Texas abortion case to federal appeals court
The Dec. 16 order grants abortion providers' request to fast-track the case beyond the normal 25-day wait time, but the 5th Circuit, rather than the District Court judge who had tried to block the law, will hear the matter.
Pope Francis names Scranton, Pa., pastor to head Diocese of Gaylord, Mich.
Father Jeffrey J. Walsh, currently serving in Carbondale, Pa., was named the sixth shepherd of the midwestern diocese Dec. 21.
South Phila. parish hosts Christmas concert
The youth of St. Charles Borromeo Parish will perform the season's hymns Dec. 22, with holiday treats for all.
Christmas bash for kids shows Jesus is the real ‘superhero,’ says archbishop
Archbishop Nelson Pérez donned a red Superman cape Dec. 20 for the 66th annual Archbishop's Benefit for Children party, where he reminded some 300 children that Christ's love is the ultimate power.