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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ coming to two area churches this week
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and St. Katharine of Siena Catholic Church will host the complete masterpiece with orchestra, chorus and soloists on Dec. 17 and 19, respectively.
Guadalupe Mass shows Mary ‘etched’ into hearts of faithful, says archbishop
Hundreds gathered Dec. 11 to honor a 16th-century Marian apparition in Mexico whose message of hope resounds throughout the world, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Priest’s ‘yes’ to God changed his life, for good of his parishioners
Msgr. Frank Depman, 40 years a priest and pastor of a large parish for Hispanic Catholics, reflects on “the power of grace” in his ministry in a new video highlighting the good work of priests in support of the archdiocesan Vocation Office.
Pilgrims return to Guadalupe basilica but in smaller numbers
Millions of pilgrims like Jesús Martínez Aguilar, 68, who walked for two days to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, renewed a tradition and act of faith common across Mexico, even if they couldn't come in 2020. They came "to see the Virgin again," he said.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Gebhart, S.S.J., dies at 91
Formerly known as Sister Laurena, the Sister of St. Joseph entered the congregation in 1947 and would serve in the archdioceses of Philadelphia and Washington, and her native Diocese of Harrisburg.
Sister Eleanor McNichol, S.S.J., dies at 79
After growing up in Philadelphia's Mount Airy section and graduating from Cardinal Dougherty High School, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1960, taking the name Sister Eleanor Thomas. She served in six dioceses.
Sister Ann Muriel Ronan, S.S.J., dies at 96
After growing up in New York City she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1944. She ministered in six dioceses; in the Philadelphia area, at Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown and Little Flower High School, Philadelphia.
Sister Madeline Florence Sarli, S.S.J., dies at 76
A sister of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill since 1964, she ministered in the archdioceses of Newark and Philadelphia and the dioceses of Metuchen and Trenton.
Pope prays for peace in Ukraine as Russia moves troops to border
With Russia amassing thousands of soldiers and heavy weapons on its border with Ukraine, Pope Francis prayed for peace in the region. As an aside, he said that it "saddens me greatly: more weapons were produced this year than last year."
Pope: Through Mary, Latin America can move toward renewal
Festive music, dancing and prayers in honor of Mary echoed through St. Peter's Square as hundreds celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Some reenacted the moment when in 1531 St. Juan Diego revealed the miraculous image of Mary.